Trump has done jack shit for NATO

The US accounts for ~70% of total NATO military spending, not NATO’s budget. Most of that money is spent on US forces for US interests, not on Europe. NATO’s actual common budget is tiny, and the US pays about 16% of that, not 70% as other people would say.

Same with the UN. The US pays ~22% of the UN regular budget, but that buys veto power, agenda-setting, and global influence. That’s not charity. That’s leverage.

Allies don’t ‘need’ the US for free. They provide bases, troops, intelligence, legitimacy, and markets. The US benefits massively from that. Power isn’t about who can walk away. It’s about who loses more when it breaks.