April 16, 2025 11:20 AM

US dismisses reports of NATO funding cuts

US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce has rejected reports suggesting that the Trump administration plans to reduce US funding for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). During a press briefing on Tuesday, Bruce emphasized that the US remains committed to NATO and aims to strengthen the military alliance as a deterrent, not to help fight wars or fund them. She added that NATO was intended to be a collective defense mechanism to prevent bad actors from taking harmful actions. “...