Trump has loudly proclaimed publicly before any private meetings that he wants everyone to pay their percentage. He is certainly not the first President to push this. NATO is vital...example..those who pay the amount required, which is a percentage of GDP are the countries that border Russia. NATO is all that stands between them and a Russian takeover.

Russia, on the other hand wants desperately to weaken or end NATO for obvious reasons. They know, with NATO, they will face real resistance..without they simply take over, for example POLAND.

Trump is correct in that we need them to pay their share, HOWEVER to publicly give Russia a boost in threatening the alliance, this is where his famous bargaining skill would help. Yelling and threatening may work in real estate, but not so much in world affairs.

I thought the VP was great this morning at NATO. Reasonable, sane feet on the ground