Trump on NATO: Germany ‘Is Not Paying Their Fair Share’

TRUMP: "I will be talking about Germany, I always talk about Germany. I mean, Germany, honestly is not paying their fair share. I have great respect for Angela, and I have great respect for the country. My father is German, right? Was German. Born in a very wonderful place in Germany, so I have a great feeling for Germany, but they're not paying what they should be paying. They’re paying close to 1 percent, and they’re supposed to be paying 2 percent. Then the United States over the years got to a point where it's paying 4.3 percent, which is very unfair. And the U.S. GDP, especially under me, because the GDP has gone up so much, because it's 4.3 of a much larger GDP. So we’re paying for a big proportion of NATO, which basically is protecting Europe, so we’re protecting Europe. At the same time, they have taken advantage of us on trade. So they have best of all worlds. We’re protecting countries that have taken advantage of the United States on trade. But it's all changing. It will take a little while, but it’s all changing."