Trump denounces NATO as a "paper tiger"
Trump is now firing off attacks everywhere.
After NATO ignored his call for military deployment, Trump has been relentlessly criticizing European allies in recent days, and on April 1st he made a blunt statement: he believes the United States no longer needs to remain in NATO.
According to reporting by the UK's Daily Telegraph, Trump openly claimed in an interview that NATO is a "paper tiger," and further insulted Britain, saying it "doesn't even have a navy."
Currently, Trump's relationship with NATO is somewhat delicate. From earlier reports by European media, NATO's passive stance during the U.S.-Iran war likely stems from a "warning-style retaliation" by Europe following last year's farcical incident in which Trump demanded Greenland. This reflects Europe's determination not to be easily manipulated by American bullying—despite relying on the U.S. for security, Europe wants Trump to understand that America’s global hegemony critically depends on Europe as a vital strategic pillar; without European cooperation, America’s strategic projection capabilities and overseas intervention operations would be significantly weakened.
Therefore, when Trump demanded NATO deploy troops and ships to support U.S. military action against Iran, Europe wasn’t refusing due to the aggressive nature of the war—it was simply amused at Trump’s expense.
To be fair, this awkward situation was largely created by Trump himself. His overwhelming victory in the 2024 election, the pressure exerted by the tariff war forcing multiple countries to capitulate, and the successful kidnapping operation against Maduro have rapidly inflated his arrogance, giving him the illusion that "if he wants something, he can achieve it." This ultimately pushed Trump into the quagmire of the Middle East war while desperately seeking help—only to find no one responding.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861267907647559/
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