𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗣 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗡.𝗔.𝗧.𝗢., 𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬!

                            

NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium

It's very obvious that Donald Trump wants the U.S. to abandon the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), seemingly Hell-bent on partnering with Vlad Putin's Russia.  

The basic concept of NATO, as stated in Article 5, is that; "an armed attack against one member is considered an attack against all, obligating other members to assist the attacked member, including through the use of armed force." 

                                

Trump claims to not believe NATO would honor this commitment.  Here are Trump's words March 6:

"And you know, the biggest problem I have with NATO … I know the guys very well. They’re friends of mine, but if the United States was in trouble, and we called them, we said, ‘We got a problem. France, we got a problem.’ Couple of others, I won’t mention. Do you think they’re going to come and protect us? They’re supposed to. I’m not so sure.”

Whether intentionally lying or not, Trump is wrong in his contention.  Article 5 has been invoked only once in NATO's history, September 11, 2001 (9/11) when the U.S. was attacked.

On September 12, 2001, the day after the 9/11 attacks, NATO met in an emergency session and immediately invoked Article 5 in support of the United States, dispatching its Airborne Warning and Control System, while launching operations outside the Euro-Atlantic to fight terrorism.

France, Italy, Canada, all sent troops to the war in Afghanistan while Germany disrupted a terrorist cell in it's own country.

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan all provided crucial intelligence for the United States. 

Yes, Trump lied about NATO.