"NATO Members Face Pressure to Meet Defense Spending Guidelines Amid Trump's Threat to Withdraw"

Senator Lindsey Graham expressed support for former President Trump's push for NATO members to contribute their fair share, suggesting that those who don't pay should be kicked out. Trump's comments have sparked a divide within the Republican Party, with some defending his remarks and others pushing back. The former president's stance on NATO centers around getting all members to commit 2 percent of their GDP to defense spending, a benchmark that NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said at least half of the alliance's members are set to meet by 2024. President Biden has criticized Trump's remarks as "appalling and dangerous."