“And that’s why they [NATO] have money today because of what I did. And then I hear that they like Obama better. They should like Obama better. ... Because he didn’t ask for anything.”
Donald Trump
Former President of the United States. rally in South Carolina. Claim dated 10 Feb 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Obama and his top aides repeatedly pressured NATO countries to increase their military spending.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (Former President of the United States) made this claim around 10 February 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 February 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
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