NATO leader says Trump puts allies at risk by saying Russia can 'do whatever the hell they want'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Polish President Andrzej Duda, who is allied with the right-wing opposition, and who was seen as friendly to Trump during his presidency, tweeted that the Polish-U.S. alliance must be strong "regardless of who is currently in power in Poland and the USA.
54% : The prospect that Trump might return to power remains a deep concern among allies.
46% : Speaking Saturday at a rally in Conway, South Carolina, Trump recalled how as president he told an unidentified NATO member that he would "encourage" Russia to do as it wishes in cases of NATO allies who are "delinquent.
43% : ""We must realize that the EU cannot be an economic and civilizational giant and a dwarf when it comes to defense, because the world has changed," he argued in a town hall speech marking the start of his party's campaign for local elections this spring.
39% : Trump recounted saying.
37% : In a statement, Trump senior adviser Jason Miller said that Trump would be able to more effectively force allies to increase their NATO spending compared to President Joe Biden, and that "when you don't pay your defense spending you can't be surprised that you get more war.
25% : WARSAW, Poland -- The head of the NATO military alliance warned Sunday that Donald Trump was putting the safety of U.S. troops and their allies at risk after the Republican presidential front-runner said Russia should be able to do "whatever the hell they want" to NATO members who don't meet their defense spending targets.
21% : It said that if Trump wins the presidency again, statements like the one he made on Saturday night "will increase the risk of Putin expanding his war.

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