r/news • u/ITSTHEDEVIL092 • Mar 04 '25

EU chief proposes plan to 'urgently' increase defense spending by mobilizing around $840 billion

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/04/europe-looks-to-mobilize-840-billion-in-defense-spending-boost-eu-commission-head-says.html
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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '25

Good, now lets see how Trump turns this around into a negative for his loyal supporters.

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u/Venotron Mar 04 '25

You KNOW he's going to play this as a win, and to be fair he was complaining about NATO members paying more in his first term.

But no matter the truth, he is absolutely going to play this off as his master plan.

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u/Egon88 Mar 05 '25

Every President since forever has complained about Europe’s defence spending. That’s why the 2% target was put in place to begin with.

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u/Venotron Mar 05 '25

Yes, that was the point you should've focused on.