"Trump insulted the soldiers during an interview with Fox Business in Davos this week after questioning the existence of NATO. We've never needed them, Trump declared of NATO. We have never really asked anything of them. You know, they'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan or this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, little off the front lines."
"We asked the White House about Keir Starmer's comments that Donald Trump's suggestion re European troops staying back from the frontline in Afghanistan were insulting and suggesting he should apologise. She posted a response from White House Spox Anna Kelly saying, President Trump is right America's contributions to NATO dwarf that of other countries, and his success in delivering a five percentage spending pledge from NATO allies is helping Europe take greater responsibility for its own defense."
"British presenter Piers Morgan, who appeared on Trump's show The Apprentice in 2008, retweeted a post from Royal Marine Ben Mcbean recuperating in the hospital with a missing leg. Trying to convince myself and my parents I'll be fine after fighting a bit further back from the front line, the original post read. Morgan wrote, Says it all. President Trump needs to apologise to Ben and all NATO personnel who"
President Donald Trump questioned NATO's value and said European troops in Afghanistan "stayed a little back, little off the front lines" during a Fox Business interview in Davos. Prime Minister Keir Starmer denounced the remarks as insulting and appalling. British politicians and media figures, including Piers Morgan, demanded an apology. Morgan retweeted a Royal Marine's post about losing a leg and urged an apology to wounded service members. The White House spokesperson Anna Kelly defended Trump, saying U.S. contributions to NATO dwarf those of other countries and credited Trump's success securing a five percent spending pledge for encouraging greater European defense responsibility. Journalist Anushka Asthana posted the White House response.
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