Controversial NATO plans: Republicans avoid criticism of Trump. Trump's comments about NATO were part of his usual campaign rant against the alliance's members for failing to meet a 2006 pledge to increase military spending to 2 percent of their country's GDP.
As they voted Sunday on a funding package for Ukraine and Israel, some Republican senators told reporters they had not heard the president's comments. “He’s trying to send a message, I’m not worried at all,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)