Trump says the US will stay in NATO 100% if the alliance treats America "fairly"

Former President Trump vowed that, if he's elected, the United States would "100%" stay a part of NATO if the alliance pays its "fair share" and treats America "fairly."

Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, said NATO "has to treat the U.S. fairly" in an interview with Nigel Farage on March 19, according to Fox News.

"If it's not for the United States, NATO literally doesn’t even exist," Trump said. "But they took advantage of us like most countries do.

"The United States should pay its fair share — not everybody else’s fair share."

Trump told Farage he believes the United States "was paying 90% of NATO — could be 100%."

"It was the most unfair thing," Trump said. "And don’t forget, it is more important to them than it is to us. We have an ocean in between some problems — OK. We have a nice big, beautiful ocean. It is more important for them."

Trump said NATO was "taking advantage" of the United States, including "on trade."

Farage asked if NATO starts "to play fair, America’s there?"

Trump replied, "Yes, 100%. One hundred per cent."

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced last month that 18 of the alliance's 31 members are on track to meet their pledges of contributing 2% of GDP to the group. European states are on track to contribute $380 billion this year, and Germany will meet its 2% pledge for the first time since the Cold War.

The figures show a dramatic uptick compared to 2023, which saw just 11 NATO allies meet their 2% spending pledge.

"That is another record number and a six-fold increase from 2014 when only three allies met the target," Stoltenberg said at a press conference last month.

Trump, at a rally earlier this year, said if he is elected, "everybody's gonna pay."

"NATO was busted until I came along," Trump said. "I said, ‘Everybody’s gonna pay.' They said, ‘Well if we don’t pay, are you still going to protect us?' I said, 'Absolutely not.' They couldn't believe the answer."