15/07/2025 08:19
The Guardian
US president appears unconcerned about speaking to parliamentarians during September trip to UKDonald Trump said in his BBC interview that he regards the US’s relationship with Britain as special because he thinks Britain would fight with America if it came to a war. Whether or not other countries would, he does not seem so sure.The comments are interesting because they help to explain why he has reservations about Nato – and why, even though he has repeatedly said in public he supports Nato’s article 5 commitment to collective defence (saying that if one member is attacked, all Nato countries should come to their defence), some Nato leaders are not 100% confident he means it.I think Nato is now becoming, the opposite of that. I do think it was [in the] past and it was very unfair because the United States paid for almost 100% of it.But now they’re paying their own bills. And I think that’s much better.I do yeah, I think collective defense is fine.I do. I think one of the problems with Nato is, we have to fight for them, but will they actually fight for us if we had a war? And I’m not sure I can say it.But I will say this; I believe that the UK would fight with us.I made a deal with them, and I haven’t made … I’ve made some other deals but, for the most part, in terms of your competitors and in terms of the European Union, I haven’t made a deal.But the UK is very special, and it’s been there for a long time.I think let them go and have a good time [ie, let MPs have their recess]. I don’t want that to …I think just, I want to have a good time and respect King Charles, because he’s a great gentleman. Continue reading...
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