.@realDonaldTrump said before he came along, defense spending by other NATO nations was going down.
Data: It was going up.https://t.co/ZLkvBhwTQv #NATOSummit pic.twitter.com/MKRx6KmG9i— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) July 14, 2018
Just another Trump lie. Sad!
Trump also lied about future spending:
Anderson Cooper: Despite President Trump’s claim, the US’s allies did not actually agree to boost their defense spending to 4 percent, nor did they agree to immediately meet the 2024 target as he demanded #KeepingThemHonest https://t.co/aUnVucjC3l pic.twitter.com/reUGLueXrR
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) July 13, 2018
Fact Check: President Trump said NATO spending was up "only because of me." This is exaggerated. https://t.co/8hnOIuBgbP
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 17, 2018
Sad! 