President-elect Donald Trump’s latest demands of America’s NATO partners—that they cede territory to the U.S. and spend more on defense than Washington itself does—risk undermining allies’ confidence and potentially emboldening adversaries.

President-elect Donald Trump made numerous false claims during a wide-ranging Tuesday news conference in Florida, many of them related to foreign affairs and international trade. Here is a fact check of some of these claims.

Donald Trump's veiled threats toward a NATO ally aren't just ridiculous, they also expose a scam at the heart of his MAGA vision.

Republican U.S. President-elect Donald Trump held a press conference on Tuesday and spoke about a range of issues including NATO, Israeli hostages in Gaza, his wish for the U.S. to buy Greenland and take control of the Panama Canal.

President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he sympathized with the Russian position that Ukraine should not be part of NATO, and he lamented that he will not meet Russian President Vladimir Putin before his inauguration.

The transatlantic alliance reached a milestone in 2024 when all non-U.S. NATO allies spent the 2% target on average for the first time.

NEW YORK — Donald Trump ran on a return to his "America First” foreign policy platform. The U.S., he said, could no longer afford to be the world's policeman. On his watch, he pledged, there would be no new wars.

US President-elect Donald Trump said that NATO countries should be spending 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence, up from the current 2% target. "They can all afford it, but they should be at 5% not 2%,

Donald Trump said NATO member states should be paying 5% of their GDP into their militaries during a press conference Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago: REPORTER: If I could just follow up on Ukraine and Iran, the two negotiations you'll be heading into.

New year, same media strategy: Downplay Trump’s most dangerous, extreme ideas as “trolling” or even “branding.” President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the media during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on January 7, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.

TPD hosted its sixth hiring information session of the current period Wednesday night—a number the department says is higher than the usual two to three sessions.