The United States is moving to withdraw up to 100,000 troops from Europe and halt trillions in endless defense spending that has subsidized NATO allies for decades.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio made it crystal clear: “Alliances must work both ways.”
No more freeloading. No more America paying 70%+ of the bill while Europe lectures us and criticizes our decisions.
This is the biggest shift in global alliances in generations.
The era of American taxpayers funding Europe’s luxury lifestyle while getting disrespected is over.
America First is not a slogan — it’s policy.
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For a long time, I thought it was benevolent of us to protect Europe. Only after I discovered that they’ve been living high on the hog all this time with long vacations for all, and an idyllic tourist industry that we have been funding. Apparently, a lot of people get rather pissy when we turn the spigot off, at home and abroad.
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