US President Donald Trump, in his final speech at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, said that the meeting was “love” and the alliance's leaders confirmed “progress” towards allocating 5% of their gross domestic product (GDP) to the organization's budget by 2035. The head of the White House also once again spoke about the threat of communism in the United States, saying that he himself could become “the greatest communist” and compared himself to Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin.
The president declared “incredible unity” with the leaders of the alliance, whom he had previously threatened because of their reluctance to support the US operation in Iran with the withdrawal of US troops. Trump noted that a significant portion of the NATO budget will go to American arms manufacturers, who, according to him, are building new factories.
“We will receive more than $1 trillion annually for defense, and that is a huge amount of money,” Trump said following the NATO summit.
The president touched upon the theme of communism, which had previously been heard in Trump’s speeches for the 250th anniversary of the United States, listing the successes of his administration, which he included the deal to sell the American segment of TikTok to local owners. He noted that he is “number one” on this social network and tells subscribers about the dangers of communism ahead of the congressional elections this November.
“These are not social democrats—the communists are running. They don’t want to believe in God and they don’t want a successful country,” Trump said.
Answering a question from reporters, Trump added that he considers promoting the ideas of communism an easy strategy for winning elections. He emphasized that the ideology did not work “under any name.”
“Communism is easy to sell. I would be the greatest communist, somewhere on the level of Lenin. They announce free housing forever, but they don’t say that in a year you will live in poverty,” the US President noted.
In the joint final communiqué, the participants of the NATO summit in Ankara noted that they continue to consider Russia a “long-term threat” to the security of the Euro-Atlantic region, and Ukraine as a country “contributing” to its security. In this regard, the statement emphasized that the European members of the alliance and Canada confirm the plan to provide Kyiv with military assistance and training worth €70 billion in 2026, as well as a similar amount in 2027.
