Trump told governors this morning: “European Union was really formed so they could treat us badly, so they’ve done their job.” The European Union and its precursor was formed with the support of the United States. It was not formed to mistreat the United States.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 10, 2020
Trump also falsely told governors this morning that the US was paying “everything…close to 100%” of NATO before he took office.
The US covers an agreed-upon 22% of the actual NATO budget, and its defense spending represents about 70% of total NATO military spending.— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 10, 2020
As Utah Gov. Gary Herbert was about to ask Trump a question, Trump interjected and said, “How’s Mitt Romney? You keep him. We don’t want him.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 10, 2020