Alyssa Farah: Trump’s Statements on NATO and Not Protecting Allies Mean World War III

MATTINGLY Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ political commentator former Trump ░░░░░░░░ House communications director Alyssa ░░░░░░░░ Griffin Thanks so much ░░░░░░░░ coming in I think ░░░░░░░░ NATO issue is fascinating ░░░░░░░░ me because it s ░░░░░░░░ perfect for Trump Most ░░░░░░░░ don t understand how ░░░░░░░░ actually works They don ░░░░░░░░ understand how it s ░░░░░░░░ benefitted them over the ░░░░░░░░ of their lives or ░░░░░░░░ day to day life ░░░░░░░░ he can say things ░░░░░░░░ piss off the exact ░░░░░░░░ he wants upset FARAH ░░░░░░░░ Exactly And by the ░░░░░░░░ our allies are listening ░░░░░░░░ who do understand what ░░░░░░░░ means So just to ░░░░░░░░ folks at home Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ example was a NATO ░░░░░░░░ mission Iraq at points ░░░░░░░░ a NATO led operation ░░░░░░░░ 9 11 our NATO ░░░░░░░░ under Article 5 came ░░░░░░░░ our defense It s ░░░░░░░░ collective defense organization I ░░░░░░░░ argue the most successful ░░░░░░░░ history And by the ░░░░░░░░ it started to deter ░░░░░░░░ So now where we ░░░░░░░░ is a point where ░░░░░░░░ s basically signaling if ░░░░░░░░ were to attack at ░░░░░░░░ ally like Poland for ░░░░░░░░ where we have U ░░░░░░░░ troops stationed he wouldn ░░░░░░░░ necessarily come to their ░░░░░░░░ It s a remarkable ░░░░░░░░ but it shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ surprising This was something ░░░░░░░░ he toyed with when ░░░░░░░░ was in the White ░░░░░░░░ John Bolton was spoken ░░░░░░░░ this as well He ░░░░░░░░ didn t understand the ░░░░░░░░ and the power and ░░░░░░░░ of NATO and he ░░░░░░░░ about withdrawing from it ░░░░░░░░ times So we can ░░░░░░░░ just take it as ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric It is an ░░░░░░░░ a profound statement that ░░░░░░░░ made on the campaign ░░░░░░░░ this week and I ░░░░░░░░ that the Biden folks ░░░░░░░░ use that and push ░░░░░░░░ and explain why this ░░░░░░░░ so important especially in ░░░░░░░░ moment with what is ░░░░░░░░ with Ukraine HARLOW He ░░░░░░░░ to go further too ░░░░░░░░ he has before by ░░░░░░░░ by the way Russia ░░░░░░░░ they don t pay ░░░░░░░░ the door s open ░░░░░░░░ you to FARAH GRIFFIN ░░░░░░░░ just to speak in ░░░░░░░░ specific terms that s ░░░░░░░░ about like World War ░░░░░░░░ at that point If ░░░░░░░░ re talking about opening ░░░░░░░░ door for Russia to ░░░░░░░░ into Poland Moldova anywhere ░░░░░░░░ that becomes our third ░░░░░░░░ war.”