Trump Says NATO Members Should Raise Defense Spending To 5% Of GDP

The transatlantic alliance's 32 countries in 2023 set a minimum level for defense spending of two percent of gross domestic product (Credit: AFP)

Donald Trump on Tuesday pushed NATO members to boost their defense spending to five percent of GDP, underlining his long-standing claims that they are underpaying for US protection.

"They can all afford it, but they should be at five percent not two percent," the incoming US president told reporters.