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Interfere in western elections. we haven't done that for the united states to handle that interference and every nation in europe is worried about it in trying to deal with it so i think to deal with it you need allied cohe is and starts with american leadership. and i think that's what the allies are searching for in president trump and they're worried because they don't see it. >> nato's created after world war ii, of course, and meant to defend and protect western values and a lot changed in almost 70 years including the collapse of the soviet union. is it time for nato to be overhauled or ...

Nato summit and president trump's suggesting today that nato member countries should double their defense spending goal to 4% of their gross domestic product, that's a goal according to nato's statistics the united states doesn't even meet. the president kicking off the annual summit at a breakfast with the nato secretary-general and the president served up a heaping helping of confrontation. calling u.s. allies delinquent for not spending enough or their militaries and germany accused of being a captive of russia and rhetoric alarmed the republicans and democrats on the senate foreign relatio...

Alongside some of america's most loyal allies at the nato summit tonight. but standing alone in the remarkable confrontation with germany. >> germany's totally controlled by russia. >> reporter: the president bluntly suggesting germany is beholden to russia because of a pipeline. germany is biggest european market for russian gas exports. >> germany is captive to russia getting so much of the energy from russia. >> reporter: it's the latest example of how the trump doctrine includes driving a wedge in the world order by up-ending democratic-led institutions in place since after world war ii. c...

To up their spending and of course when he comes in as in every case, the allies do the best they can to get along with the new american president. so he was pretty tough on them. he told them they should pay up and they've tried to do it. remember, it's 2024 and it was a guideline. it was not a legal commitment and it wasn't immediate. these countries have their own domestic constituencies, elected political leaders, not in dictatorships like, let's say, vladimir putin where they can snap their fingers and change the budget priorities. we have to respect our allies. if you want them with us w...

Argument of it as though it's some mercenary financial transaction? that's what our allies are concerned about and they're still concerned, especially when they consider that he's going to see vladimir putin. he says that's easy. so he's cozy with the potential adversaries. he is tough on our friends and allies. it's not a good way to build team work. >> do you agree with these europeans that you were speaking with that you wonder, as well, about president trump's commitment to nato? >> i think it is in doubt. i mean, although he's sort of been forced into this by the staff around him, my mcma...