Trump Questions NATO’s Role After 9/11
In a Jan. 22 interview with FOX Business, Trump cast doubt on NATO’s dependability, suggesting that the U.S. has long carried most of the responsibility while allied nations avoided the most dangerous roles.
“We have never really asked anything of them. You know, they’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan, or this or that. And they did — they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines,” Trump told FOX Business anchor Maria Bartiromo.
His remarks quickly drew criticism, including from the Duke of Sussex, who spent a decade serving in the British Army.
Harry Highlights NATO’s Historic Response
In a statement released through his spokesperson to Fox News Digital, Prince Harry pushed back, emphasizing NATO’s formal and historic response to the attacks on the United States.
“In 2001, NATO invoked Article 5 for the first — and only — time in history. It meant that every allied nation was obliged to stand with the United States in Afghanistan, in pursuit of our shared security. Allies answered that call,” he said.
Article 5 refers to NATO’s collective defense agreement, under which an attack on one member is considered an attack on all.