Von der Leyen: Trump said he would never help Europe if attacked

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Von der Leyen: Trump said he would never help Europe if attacked
EC President Ursula Von der Leyen and former US President Donald Trump

Donald Trump told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in 2020, when he was president, that the United States would never help Europe if it was attacked and that it would withdraw from NATO, according to a European commissioner.

"You have to understand that if Europe is under attack, we will never come to your aid and support," Mr. Trump said during a meeting with Ms. von der Leyen at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January. of 2020, according to Commissioner Thierry Breton who was present at that meeting.

"By the way, NATO is dead and we will leave NATO. And by the way, you owe me 400 billion dollars, because you Germans did not pay the necessary amount for defense", former President Trump also said, according to the European Union official.

Donald Trump is leading the race to become the Republican nominee in the 2024 election. Polls predict a close race between him and Democratic President Joe Biden in the November election. Mr. Trump's campaign did not respond to a request for comment.


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