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Headline Roundup July 12th, 2018

Fact Check: A Look At Trump's Claims About NATO

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Trump claims NATO has fallen behind on defense spending and is therefore obsolete.

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Trump is right -- NATO is obsolete, and he's delivering that message loud and clear
Trump is right -- NATO is obsolete, and he's delivering that message loud and clear

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President Trump continued his criticism of NATO Tuesday before he headed to Europe for a meeting of leaders of the 29-nation alliance Wednesday, trading barbed tweets with European Council President Donald Tusk. The testy exchange was further evidence that the president is right when he says that NATO – created in 1949 – has become obsolete.

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CNN fact-checks Trump's claims about NATO (Video)
CNN fact-checks Trump's claims about NATO (Video)

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CNN's Jim Sciutto fact-checks President Trump's claims that the US supports NATO and his accusations that Germany is a "captive" of Russia.

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Fact Check: Trump's Claims on NATO Spending
Fact Check: Trump's Claims on NATO Spending

NPR (Online News)

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Let's fact-check President Trump's claims about how much the U.S. and other member countries are contributing to NATO defense spending.

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