A leaked questionnaire shows President Donald Trump's administration has been asking NATO members to demonstrate their loyalty to him before deciding if the U.S. will cut military support for the alliance.Bloomberg News reviewed the document asking whether each country has "been publicly supportive"...

One question directly invokes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s demand that allies stay “strong, clear, and quiet” in alignment with U.S. interests.

  • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    Allies have balked at the move, seeing it as an attempt to strong-arm them into ideological alignment

    No shit.

    I expect most of thwm have pushed back, and those that didn’t have told the heavily armed bully whatever they want to hear.