Trump wrote it unfiltered on Truth Social: “NATO wasn’t there for us, and they won’t be there for us in the future!” This isn’t the first time he’s attacked the alliance, but this time it sounds like a goodbye. He previously called them a “paper tiger.” “Severely weakened and extremely unreliable.” Said their lack of Iran war support is “a stain that will never disappear.”

Last week he met NATO chief Mark Rutte for 90 minutes behind closed doors at the White House. No official readout. What followed was another all-caps Truth Social attack: “NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM. REMEMBER GREENLAND!” Bloomberg headline: “Trump to discuss possible US NATO withdrawal.”

🇪🇺 Europe already responded. The UK won’t join the Hormuz blockade. France and UK are organizing an independent coalition. Spain flew straight to Beijing. Italy suspended its defense deal with Israel. Meloni called Trump’s words “unacceptable.” German Chancellor Merz called it “a transatlantic stress test.”