Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, has revealed that former U.S. President Donald Trump told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a private meeting at the Davos economic forum in 2020 that if Europe were attacked, the U.S. would not provide military support, and that NATO is 'dead.' Trump also stated that the U.S. would quit NATO and mentioned an outstanding debt, saying, 'And by the way, you owe me $400 billion, because you didn’t pay, you Germans, what you had to pay for defense.' In response to the security concerns, Breton has proposed a massive €100 billion EU defense fund to bolster the bloc's defense capabilities. Additionally, Breton insisted that the EU is on track to meet its target of supplying Ukraine with 1 million artillery shells by this spring.
European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton said that Europe will remain “on its own” if Donald Trump is elected US President, Politico reports. ➖Earlier, Breton proposed creating an EU defense fund of 100 billion euros to increase arms production in the union.… https://t.co/z52bBGDtIy
JUSTIN: ⚡ NATO is dead and if Europe comes under attack, the US will not defend it, Donald Trump said This is according to a EU Commissioner Thierry Breton. Breton revealed a 2020 private warning from Donald Trump, stating the US would not assist Europe in a military attack.… https://t.co/gjscFY4eVj
BREAKING: Politico reports that Trump told top EU official that he would 'never' aid Europe in the event of an attack on it
One of Europe's most senior politicians said Trump privately warned that “if Europe is under attack, we will never come to help you and to support you.” “By the way NATO is dead,” Trump allegedly added in the private meeting. https://t.co/zBmSEuzTnH
💥 Trump also said, according to the European Union official: **"By the way, NATO is dead, and we will leave, we will quit NATO," **"And by the way, you owe me $400 billion, because you didn’t pay, you Germans, what you had to pay for defense." https://t.co/O5tu30zy8A
One of Europe's most senior politicians said Trump privately warned that “if Europe is under attack, we will never come to help you and to support you.” “By the way NATO is dead,” Trump added in the private meeting. https://t.co/zBmSEuzTnH
Trump: US will never help Europe under attack, NATO is dead "By the way, NATO is dead, and we will leave, we will quit NATO," Trump also said, according to a European Union official. https://t.co/AnhxExBvFf
⚠️ WE WILL NEVER HELP EUROPE UNDER ATTACK, EU OFFICIAL CITES TRUMP AS SAYING (Reuters) The United States will never help Europe if it came under attack and will leave NATO, which is dead, Donald Trump told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in 2020 while he was…
The United States will never help Europe if it comes under attack and will leave NATO, which is dead, Donald Trump told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in 2020 while he was still president, according to a European Commissioner. https://t.co/AnhxExBvFf
You need to understand that if Europe is under attack we will never come to help you and to support you," Trump told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in 2020 https://t.co/fvqIgcCx0f
⚡Politico: Trump said he would 'never' help Europe if attacked. https://t.co/kKGS18qtar
The United States will not come to the aid of the European Union if it comes under armed attack - Donald Trump The words of the former US President are quoted by the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton. Trump noted that “NATO is dead” and the United… https://t.co/lNaLe1PV70
NATO is completely "dead" and the US will leave the alliance, Trump said. European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton said that at the economic forum in Davos in 2020, the ex-president of the USA warned Ursula von der Leyen in a private meeting that the USA would… https://t.co/umzKrAT1V6
Trump privately vowed no military aid for Europe, declared NATO dead, EU official reveals https://t.co/gylqfhB8nR https://t.co/ynlG6hY4i6
🇺🇸🇺🇦‼️🚨 “Donald Would Leave Europe to Sort Its Own Mess” – Senior EU Official, cited by Politico French European Commissioner Thierry Breton recounted this week how Donald T. privately warned Ursula von der Leyen in 2020 that America would not come to the EU's aid if it was… https://t.co/VSEiawuUui
Donald Trump to EU's Ursula von der Leyen in 2020, according to @ThierryBreton: "'You need to understand that if Europe is under attack we will never come to help you and to support you...By the way, NATO is dead, and we will leave, we will quit NATO" https://t.co/CykLD3Zwy5
Trump vowed he’d ‘never’ help Europe if it’s attacked, top EU official says https://t.co/AHMCa775CN
Anecdote by Thierry Breton: "We were in Davos. And Donald Trump said to Ursula, ‘you need to understand that if Europe is under attack we will never come to help you and to support you, and by the way NATO is dead, and we will leave, we will quit NATO.’" https://t.co/elabKUJUME
EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton wants to set up a massive €100 billion EU defense fund "Breton also insisted that the bloc can still meet its target of supplying Ukraine with 1 million artillery shells by this spring." https://t.co/F3j6Hrdl93