Trump's 'America First' foreign policy comes under fire as global leaders gather in Germany
Germany's president kicked off the annual Munich Security Conference on Friday by taking a swipe at President Donald Trump's "America first" foreign policy approach.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses the opening speech of the 56th Munich Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on February 14, 2020.MUNICH — Germany's president kicked off the annual Munich Security Conference on Friday by taking a swipe at President Donald Trump's "America first" foreign policy approach.
"In this scenario, the security of one is the insecurity of others," he said, adding that European leaders must create its own unified policy to deal with increasing threats posed by Russia and China. At the meeting in London, Trump singled out German Chancellor Angela Merkel for not meeting the 2% of GDP spending goal set in 2014 NATO summit in Wales.What each NATO country contributes financially to the world's strongest military alliance
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