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“NATO” said in 152 of 667 transcripts, 573 times.
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Dec 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Mexican Border Defense Medal Presentation 2 times
…with President Zelenskyy. Also, I spoke with the heads of Germany, Italy, NATO, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Poland, Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands. We had…
…save a lot of lives. We—you know, we sell equipment to NATO. We don't spend any money, but we do want to see if…
Dec 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a signing ceremony 2 times
…even though I didn't spend money. We are now selling weapons to NATO. We're not selling it to Ukraine. We're selling weapons at full price…
Dec 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…money in Ukraine. We're selling equipment—basically, missiles and everything else to NATO, and NATO is paying us, and then they distribute it to who…
Dec 8, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds roundtable meeting 2 times
…to see stopped. We—as you know—— ——we now sell equipment to NATO at full price, and NATO takes that equipment and probably gives it…
Dec 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: President Trump makes an announcement 4 times
…know, we're not spending any money on the war. We're selling to NATO. We're not being ripped off like we were under Biden. Biden was…
…doing. They're paying top dollar, full price for everything. It goes to NATO, and then NATO distributes it. NATO pays us. So we're not—it's…
Dec 2, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a cabinet meeting 2 times
…the world stage, we're really respected. In fact, I went to a NATO and they were calling me the President of Europe. We're doing very…
…it equipment. I don't give away anything. We sell the equipment to NATO. The European nations pay us for the equipment a hundred-percent price…
Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 1 time
…to behold. We officially designated the Kingdom yesterday as the major non-NATO ally. That's a big deal. That's actually a very big deal. It's…
Nov 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Saudi Arabia for dinner 1 time
…even greater heights by formally designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally, which is something that is very important to them. And I'm…
Nov 10, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump swears in the ambassador to India 3 times
…billion. We're not spending any money anymore. Now they pay us, through NATO. You know, I got NATO to go from 2 percent to 5…
…Wow, this situation could lead to World War III." And I got NATO together. I got everybody together. But with all of that, I passed…
Nov 7, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister 3 times
…all friends of mine, every one. As you know, in the—in NATO, they voted to go from 2 percent to 5 percent. And, you…
…along really well. They've done everything I've asked them to do with NATO, et cetera. The only thing they continue to do is buy oil…
…money. In fact, we don't spend any money. We send it to NATO. They pay us for our missiles and for our military and everything…
Oct 30, 2025 Other 1 time
…making money in that case. But you know, we send weapons to NATO. They buy full price. They buy the weapons. They give them to…
Oct 22, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with NATO 7 times
…through the trials and tribulations of everything. Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO, highly respected, every country—almost every country in Europe. I think you…
…to really add them up, we could really add them up. But NATO, basically, European and Canada and a lot of other nations, they've really…
…his country into is a death trap. Please. Yes. This is about NATO. We're a very proud member of NATO. We have a great relationship…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Diwali Celebration 2 times
…really affect us. We sell equipment to them. We sell equipment to NATO and NATO gives it to Ukraine, but we don't pay anything anymore…
Oct 20, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Bilateral with Prime Minister of Australia 1 time
…because now they pay us for the weapons that they get. The—NATO is paying us for the weapons, as you know. It doesn't affect…
Oct 17, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Zelensky 4 times
…and everything else that we're sending to the European Union—but to NATO. But it's very similar, if you look at the countries. I mean…
…and what we wanted—and we made a very good deal with NATO too. You know, they pay for all of this. That's not what…
…Spain has not come through. No, Spain has not been loyal to NATO. Spain has been—they're the only one. Everyone went up to, as…
Oct 14, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Bilateral meeting with President of Argentina 5 times
…didn't raise up their number to 5 percent. Every other country in NATO raised up to 5 percent, and Spain is doing very well off…
…And I think what Spain did is a very bad thing for NATO. I think it's very unfair to NATO. It wouldn't matter if you…
…what they did is not nice. I think it's very disrespectful to NATO. In fact, I was thinking about giving them trade punishment through tariffs…
Oct 14, 2025 Other 1 time
…that is. But Erdoğan has been great with me. You know, when NATO has a problem with Erdoğan, which they often do, they call me…
Oct 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…want to thank President Erdo?an of Turkey. Great, great guy. When NATO has a problem with him, because he is difficult, they call me…
Oct 12, 2025 Other 5 times
…you know, we are not sending any weapons. We're sending them to NATO, and NATO is paying, which is a big difference between Biden and…
…frankly. So we talked about weapons, and the weapons are sent to NATO, and NATO then sends us a check. They pay for them in…
…know what's going to happen. Who knows what's going to happen? But NATO pays us 100 percent for the weapons, and then they send them…
Oct 9, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump's Bilateral meeting with President of Finland 7 times
…speaking to Spain. The only one that didn't do it—the only NATO country that didn't do it is Spain. And you'll figure what that's…
…the pressure. We're stepping it up together. We're all stepping it up. NATO has been great. The leader of NATO, as you know—Mark—has…
…are stepping it up. And we're selling a lot of weapons to NATO, and that's going, I guess, to Ukraine, for the most part. That's…
Sep 30, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…you, now, as you know, I went over, and I met with NATO, and NATO raised from 2 to 5, which everyone said—5 percent…
…money on that war. Not 10 cents. We sell our equipment to NATO. NATO pays us for the equipment, and they give it to Ukraine…
…our defense. Much of that has really already taken place, but all NATO members have committed to the increase that I talked about. Think of…
Sep 25, 2025 Meeting 5 times
…be talking about that. We're going to be seeing about that. The NATO countries were disappointing in that regard, but they've been very amazing in…
…money there. And we're selling a tremendous amount of military equipment to NATO. We're selling. We're not giving like Biden did. We're selling it to…
…close to a deal. Go ahead. Yes, go ahead, please. We're in NATO, —and you know, they're paying now 5 percent of GDP. Nobody thought…
Sep 23, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…soon. Depends on the circumstance, but you know, we're very strong toward NATO. NATO stepped up. You know, when they went from 2 percent to…
Sep 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Address to United Nations General Assembly 3 times
…year ago, we were a laughingstock all over the world. At the NATO summit in June, virtually all NATO members formally committed to increased defense…
…the ongoing war by continuing to purchase Russian oil. But inexcusably, even NATO countries have not cut off much Russian energy and Russian energy products…
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…been fantastic. A friend of mine for a long time, Ambassador to NATO, Matt Whitaker. Hey, Matt, they have to stop buying oil from Russia…
Sep 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…spending any money on the war. The war is being funded by NATO. NATO is buying our equipment. In fact, we're—I don't want to…
…that war because they're buying our equipment, as you know. But we—NATO, as you know—and very important—is funding the entire thing. They're…
…They're paying for any—anything that's sent over there, it goes to NATO, and then NATO does what they want with it. In this case…
Sep 18, 2025 Other 1 time
…little bit embarrassed that he—rightfully—that I caught Europe—you know, NATO countries, EU countries—you could call it either way, because they're very…
Sep 18, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump-Starmer Bilateral 6 times
…vital commitment to spend 5 percent of GDP on defense at the NATO summit this year. We've worked together very closely in so many ways…
…along with a lot of other great countries. I want to thank NATO and our wonderful head of NATO, who's really worked very hard—Mark…
…And we appreciate that, and we're sending a lot of weapons to NATO. NATO is paying for those weapons in full, but we're sending them…
Sep 14, 2025 Other 5 times
…so maybe that's a good problem. Well, they're not doing their job. NATO has to get together, Europe has to get together and do it…
…Now, I will say this: Right now we're just selling weapons to NATO. It's pretty amazing. Biden just spent $350 billion. I've—I'm spending nothing…
…it directly. Countries are buying oil from Russia and selling it into NATO—certain NATO countries—not all, but certain very substantial NATO countries. That's…
Sep 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…lot of the big countries—and I was with the heads of NATO—the NATO nations: All of them—everyone said essentially the same thing…
Sep 3, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…of two nations that paid more than they were supposed to with NATO. I don't know if anyone knows that, but there were two nations…
…Now, we have stopped the money. I send—we send weapons to NATO. They pay full price. We don't—you know, Biden spent $350 billion…
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…tremendous woman. And so what are you asking me about her? True. NATO is concerned about it. Well, nobody knows where it came from, but…
Aug 26, 2025 Meeting 4 times
…all over the world like—like never before, probably. We went to NATO, as you know, and they went from 2 percent to 5 percent…
…as you know, we are selling a tremendous amount of equipment to NATO. We're not spending any money. We're making money. But I don't want…
…military equipment—millions and millions and, ultimately, billions of dollars to the NATO people, where I'm very friendly and we have great relationship. But that…
Aug 25, 2025 Meeting 7 times
…on—as you know, on Ukraine. But we're selling military equipment to NATO. NATO now is taking in—— Excuse me. NATO now is taking in…
…paid the 2 percent, most of them—or a lot of them. NATO has a lot of money. We are selling military equipment to NATO…
…that equipment to wherever they are. I mean, perhaps to Ukraine. So NATO is working with Ukraine. Biden was giving hundreds of billions of dollars…
Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 10 times
…saw that with the European leaders on Friday. You saw that with NATO, where they agreed to go from 2 percent, no pay, to 5…
…felt badly for our taxpayer. But I did something else at the NATO meeting. They are wealthy countries, but they weren't paying, and we don't…
…Do you know that? In fact, it's the opposite. They request through NATO. We deal with NATO. We don't deal, really, with Ukraine. NATO requests…
Aug 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…with the King of Saudi Arabia. I was with all of the NATO leaders a couple of weeks ago, and they are putting up not…
Aug 18, 2025 Meeting 4 times
…War has there been anything like this. So I'm honored to welcome NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who's a great gentleman; a great, great political…
…very good. And great remarks. I appreciate it. Mark, as head of NATO, maybe you could say a few words, please. Right. Well, NATO also…
Aug 18, 2025 Meeting 5 times
…who are around us—the U.K. and France, Germany, Italy, Finland, EU, NATO—I mean, all—all partners around Ukraine supporting us. Thanks them and…
…it was always a statement that they would never allow Ukraine into NATO. So that was a statement that was made. But we haven't discussed…
…percent. It's 99 to 100 percent. So we sell the equipment to NATO, and NATO does what—I don't know what the arrangement is that…
Aug 15, 2025 Other 1 time
…So there's no deal until there's a deal. I will call up NATO in a little while. I will call up the various people that…
Aug 15, 2025 Other 3 times
…We're making money. They're buying our weapons, and we're sending them to NATO, and NATO is sending us big, beautiful checks. But that—I don't…
…Maybe. Along with Europe and other countries. Not in the form of NATO, because that's not going to—you know, there are certain things that…
Aug 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…supplying equipment. We're being paid 100 percent plus for that equipment by NATO. And I got NATO up from 2 percent to 5 percent of…
Aug 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…You know, very friendly. I know the leaders, because I was at NATO. As you know, I took it from 2 percent to 5 percent…
Aug 11, 2025 Press conference 5 times
…I've said it again, but I'm really just quoting other leaders from NATO, from the Middle East, King of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, U.A.E. I was…
…But I was—a month and a half ago, I was at NATO. We had a great—I think they've agreed to put up 5…
…Biden's war. This is not my war. I made a deal with NATO a month ago—you covered it very accurately, actually—where we don't…
Aug 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…he's working with the European nations, and they're terrific people, terrific leaders—NATO. And, as you know, I became very friendly with them. They agreed…
…maybe that had an impact. But what really had an impact was NATO has stepped up in terms of their spending on— on buying military…
…say it over and over again. I met all the leaders of NATO. I met—I went, as you know, to the Middle East. I…
Aug 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…King of Saudi Arabia—all great leaders. And then I went to NATO and saw many great leaders, and we just finished that about 4…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…as I have to say it, but every leader—I was at NATO, and I was in the Middle East with the three great countries…
…Saudi Arabia; U.A.E. And everybody said the same thing, all of the NATO countries. Essentially, they said that we were a dead country. One year…
…It shouldn't be. And by the way, I made a deal with NATO where NATO pays us for everything that we send. We send them…
Jul 28, 2025 Meeting 5 times
…dead. It was dead 6 months ago, a year ago. Leaders from NATO, when I—we had a very successful meeting— ——at NATO. Your Prime…
…made a deal where the European Union is essentially involved. But it's NATO, and we're supplying weapons to NATO. NATO is now paying, because—the…
Jul 27, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…to get along great. And we have a great relationship now with NATO, which is largely the same. I mean, not exactly, but pretty close…
…from 3—from 2 percent. And the relationship is very strong with NATO. So I just want to congratulate you. I think it's great that…
Jul 27, 2025 Meeting 6 times
…I say it all the time. Every leader—when I went to NATO the other day, every leader said, "You have the hottest country in…
…a lot more on—you know, and we've been very generous to NATO for many, many years. And—no, but we had a terrific meeting…
…we're going to be sending now military equipment and other equipment to NATO, and they'll be doing what they want. But I guess it's, for…
Jul 24, 2025 Press conference 2 times
…dead 1 year ago." He thought we were dead. I just left NATO, as you know. They're agreeing to pay 5 percent. We're not paying…
…percent of everything now for the war, Ukraine. But I just left NATO, and every one of those leaders said—every country, they said—and…