US EditionTrump takes shot at NATO, says US should have invoked Article 5 ‘test’ for border
Trump criticized NATO's reliability, suggesting Article 5 be invoked to deploy forces to the US-Mexico border, freeing Border Patrol agents, amid his broader alliance concerns.
- In a Truth Social post following his World Economic Forum comments, US President Donald Trump suggested invoking NATO's Article 5 to deploy forces to the US-Mexico southern border, freeing up Border Patrol agents.
- US President Donald Trump has long aired grievances about allies' Afghanistan conduct, criticizing NATO allies' troops `stayed a little back` and calling Denmark and Greenland `ungrateful` after European deployments to Greenland.
- Britain's Afghanistan losses included 457 troops killed and around 2,000 wounded, Denmark lost 44 soldiers—the highest per capita toll outside the US—and NATO allies Italy, Germany and France also suffered casualties.
- Observers warn Trump's proposal could further strain ties with NATO allies, as he questioned whether the 31 other NATO members would defend the United States under Article 5.
- Invoking Article 5 for border security would contrast with its historical use in response to attacks, as NATO's mutual defence clause has been invoked only once after the September 11 attacks when member states sent troops to Afghanistan.
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US President Donald Trump launched the idea that it should have called for NATO Article 5 to help control the southern border of the United States, suggesting that the Alliance could be used to consolidate security at the US border, according to...
US President Donald Trump has said that the United States should test NATO by applying Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty to protect the country's southern border.
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