[JustTheNews] Donald Trump as president pushed for members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to increase their defense spending to 2% of their total Gross Domestic Product as a central part of his foreign policy platform, but now President Joe Biden appears to be trying to take credit.
Members of the alliance initially agreed to the 2% spending increase during former President Barack Obama's presidency in 2014, but most members were not expected to reach the threshold by the 2024 deadline.
Prior to Trump's first term – from Jan. 20, 2017 to Jan. 20, 2021 – only three countries were meeting the target, though six reached the benchmark by the end of Trump's term. |