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Not fair to the u.s. taxpayer. on top of that we lose $151 billion on trade with the e.u. charging big tariffs and barriers. the president is setting the tone ahead of his trip to europe where allies are bracing themselves for a tsunami of criticism from the president who has made no secret his disdain for their lack of financial commitment to the alliance. >> president trump: we cannot be taken advantage of. we're being taken advantage of by the european union. we lost $151 billion last year on trade and on top of that, we spend at least 70% for nato and frankly, it helps them a lot more than...

>> none nato, about a half hour ago -- [ inaudible ] >> we do have a lot of allies but we cannot be taken advantage of. we're being taken advantage of by the european union. we lost $151 billion last year on trade. on top of that we spend at least 70% for nato and, frankly, it helps them a lot more than it helps us. we'll see what happens. we have a long beautiful week. i'll say also, last night was an incredible evening. brett kavanaugh has gotten rave reviews. rave reviews. actually from both sides. and i think it's going to be a beautiful thing to watch over the next month. he's gotten rave...

Allies? >> we can't be taken advantage of. we're being taken advantage of by the european union. we lost $151 billion last year on trade. on top of that, we spend at least 70% for nato. frankly, it helps them a lot more than it helps us. >> a little hot fire back and forth there between frenemies this morning. president donald trump and european union counsel president donald tusk ahead of tomorrow's nato summit in brussels. the president is on his way to europe right now. before he left, he set up the stakes for his week of delegate diplomacy, talking with reporters on the south lawn. includi...

>> ian, thank you very much. we appreciate it. the president has just tweeted as well. the european union makes it impossible for our farmers and workers and companies to do business in europe f. u.s. has a $151 billion trade deficit, and then they want us to happily defend it in nato and happily pay for it. >> that trade deficit is misleading. trump only focuses on goods, not services. he's loaded for bare. that's bad for europe, good for putin. ian bremmer, snuck in one more question. appreciate it. we'll be right back.

>> president trump on twitter, of course, this morning. once again complaining about our trade with europe. quote, getting ready to leave for europe, first meeting, nato. the u.s. is spending many times more than any other country in order to protect them. not fair to the u.s. taxpayer. on top of that, we lose $151 billion on trade with the european union. now the european union we should know does impose tariffs on the occupation, but many of those tariffs are in retaliation for those we imposed on them first. the same can be said of mexico, canada as well. talk about what oned a voenlt on th...