Trump adds pressure to increase defence spending, but MPs and others consider U.S. NATO withdrawal unlikely

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Trump adds pressure to increase defence spending, but MPs and others consider U.S. NATO withdrawal unlikely
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With Donald Trump returning as the United States president in January, Canada will face pressure to increase its defence spending, which may include threats of America's withdrawal from NATO, although MPs and experts on defence doubt the U.S. would actually go that far. “ will proceed in his own fashion. I don't know that it's effective, but still, it's loud,” said Liberal MP John McKay , chair of the House National Defence Committee.

Simpson said that Trump’s bargaining style is to push until he gets what he wants, but diplomats around the world have caught on, and are better prepared for this “bullying approach.” “In his last term as president, he even questioned the core commitment to NATO’s collective defence principle called Article 5. He criticized our prime minister, Justin Trudeau, in front of the world press for not putting up enough funding for NATO.

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