Keeping NATO strong is in U.S. interests, chief says amid Trump remarks – National

Keeping NATO strong is in U.S. interests, chief says amid Trump remarks – National

It is in the United States’ interest to keep the NATO military alliance strong, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says. Stoltenberg made the remarks to reporters in Belgium on Wednesday, days after U.S. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said he would “encourage” Russia to attack members who miss their spending targets. “A strong NATO is also … Read more

Trump Defends Controversial Comments About Immigrants Poisoning The Nation’s Blood At Iowa Rally

Trump Defends Controversial Comments About Immigrants Poisoning The Nation’s Blood At Iowa Rally

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his comments about migrants crossing the southern border “poisoning the blood” of America, and he reinforced the message while denying any similarities to fascist writings others had noted. “I never read ‘Mein Kampf,’” Trump said at a campaign rally in Waterloo, Iowa, referencing Adolf … Read more