Trump says US spending on Nato under ‘serious examination’

US President Donald Trump said American spending on Nato will be “under very serious examination”, criticising the alliance for what he described as a lack of support during the war involving Iran.

“They weren’t there for us,” Trump told reporters, questioning the value of US membership.

“You know, we spent trillions of dollars on Nato to help them guard really against Russia, when you think of it, we’re guarding against Russia. And I’ve long thought it was a little ridiculous, but we spend trillions of dollars doing it. And I think that’s going to be under very serious examination,” he said.