President Donald Trump said on July 7 that he was “testing” NATO allies to see whether they would be willing to help the United States during its recent military operation against Iran.
Speaking to reporters during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the two-day NATO summit, Trump said the United States was not “treated well” by its allies during Operation Epic Fury. He also said he used the military operation to test the response of other NATO members.
“We didn’t need any help at all. And in a way, I was testing people. I was testing to see whether or not they’d be there. Because I’ve long said that we help them, but I’m not sure that they’d be there for us,” Trump said….