
KEY POINTS
- Trump, a long-time critic of NATO, suggested the U.S. shouldn't help a country that doesn't pay enough for defense
- White House spokesperson Andrew Bates called Trump's comments "appalling and unhinged"
- Bates said President Joe Biden had resotred U.S. alliances and will continue to "bolster American leadership"
The White House condemned Former President Donald Trump for suggesting the U.S. should not protect a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) country that didn't pay enough for defense in case of a Russian invasion.