do you think his influence is diminished at all because of the predicament here at home? one is prompted to say yes, but the history of donald trump in fora like this is probably unchanged. he has been gles liaeeen dougme since the beginning but it hasn t had an affect on what takes place in europe and the way in which the american government, european governments work together. at the military level, a lot of these politics are more or less irrelevant. the military establishment works with other military establishments around the gleb witho globe without respect to what the president of the united states says or how he interacts with world leaders. i think one of the major differences now is something
europe hasn t quite decided where they want to go from the pan force. but at least in the defense ministries, it is not an acknowledgement, but more of an interest in wanting to spend more. and so when thehe alternative i questioning article 5-on-if t, alternative is spending more, that is an argument that some in nato actually appreciate. i remember president obama in ottawa and his line was we need more canada. and that is the u.s. and canada that has very close relations. so the previous president was also pushing nato countries to spend more on defense. there is an entirely separate question on where that money should be spent. on general defense or some sort of counterterrorism force and that gets us back to the
leads a group in europe who really want europe to have a stronger role for themselves. europe hasn t really had a traditional defense role. it has always been part of nato. relying on the american defense security umbrella. people like macron as they try to build a super power out of europe they want europe to take on a defense role. he doesn t really like nato. president trump has been critical of nato. other european countries are aarmed. close to eastern europe and former soviet union. they believe nato is their only source of protection. bill: it sets up a good discussion. president trump has been critical of nato. expect macron to have a dig there. right now president trump has got the shoes on the other foot. he can look like a good alliance member saying i
and calling on countries to take their isis prisoners back. president trump: europe hasn t stepped up to the plate. many come from france and germany, come from different countries in europe. they haven t stepped up to the plate. that s not good. more joining us live from west palm beach with more on the president. good morning. good to be with you. a tremendously satisfying gesture for the many american troops who thought they would spend another one fro loved once and family and they got a surprise guest and have a conversation. the president not terribly long ago returned from that whirlwind trip to afghanistan, that 13 hour flight there in secrecy. sight of america s longest war. thousands of americans remain in harm s way. the visit itself played out as these often do. the president serving meals, taking pictures, spending time
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