Washington Post admits that 'Trump is right' when it comes to one issue about Europe

The Washington Post acknowledged connected Monday that President Donald Trump is close astir however "Europe needs to bash more" to enactment the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) by expanding their defence spending.

After Trump criticized different nations for "freeloading" disconnected U.S. subject protection, NATO reached an statement for each nations but Spain to boost their defence spending to 5 percent of their gross home product. The committedness is expected to beryllium signed connected Wednesday during the latest summit.

While the Washington Post editorial board applauded this effort, it argued that European nations, particularly Spain, request to "take much work for their ain defense" if they privation NATO to person immoderate legitimacy.

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The Washington Post editorial committee published an sentiment portion defending Trump's telephone for different NATO allies to summation defence spending. (Reuters )

"Trump is close that Europe needs to go much self-sufficient," the editorial committee wrote.

It added, "From London and Brussels to Ottawa, NATO is worthy fighting, and spending, to preserve. That information should beryllium disposable successful Madrid, too."

The Post editorial committee besides pointed retired that the U.S. accounts for astir fractional of each NATO spending, portion respective countries specified arsenic Spain, Canada, Italy and Belgium person struggled oregon failed to deed their 2 percent defence goals.

"President Donald Trump volition be the archetypal NATO acme of his 2nd word connected Tuesday, astatine a clip erstwhile the alliance’s 21st-century relevance has ne'er been clearer — but erstwhile its sustainability is besides successful question, with a NATO-skeptical American president backmost successful the Oval Office. Given these realities, Europe needs to amusement it volition lend its stock to guarantee the confederation is unchangeable and strong," The Post wrote.

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President Trump is expected to walk lone 1 time astatine the NATO acme earlier returning to the White House amid ongoing planetary tensions. (Getty Images)

Trump is expected to walk lone 1 time successful the Netherlands for the NATO summit earlier returning to the White House connected Wednesday.

Though Trump has demanded different countries boost their defence spending, helium has said precocious that helium doesn’t judge the U.S. needs to scope the aforesaid 5 percent goal.

"I don’t deliberation we should, but I deliberation they should," helium told reporters past week.

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Fox News' Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.