White House: Trump's words about refusing to help NATO during a “Russian attack” are terrifying. Former US leader Donald Trump said the US would not protect NATO allies who do not meet the alliance's defense spending demands from a hypothetical Russian attack.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates made a corresponding statement. He noted that "encouraging incursions" into the territory of the United States' closest allies is "horrifying and insane" “And it threatens American national security, global stability and our domestic economy,” Bates was quoted as saying by The Guardian.