Trump lashes out at Nato: will Europe stand up to him? – The Latest

特朗普炮轰北约:欧洲能否挺身而出?——最新消息

Today in Focus

2026-04-01

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Donald Trump has said he is considering pulling the US out of Nato, likening the alliance to a ‘paper tiger’. It comes after weeks of denouncements from the US president against allies for not helping to reopen the strait of Hormuz. When asked about Trump’s comments, Keir Starmer said: ‘Nato is the single most effective military alliance the world has ever seen’ and ‘whatever the noise, I’m going to act in the British national interest in all the decisions that I make’. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s Europe correspondent, Jon Henley – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • This is The Guardian.

  • I think it 's fair to say there 's a rising sense bordering on outrage,

  • really, and an absolute determination not to write Donald Trump a blank check.

  • Whatever the pressure.

  • Me and others, whatever the noise.

  • This is not our war, but we're not going to get dragged into it.

  • The actual concrete implications of the war for Europe are very, very serious indeed.

  • Donald Trump once again lashes out against NATO as attitudes in Europe harden against an unpredictable US ally

  • and as the UK moves for closer ties with Europe.

  • From the Guardians today in Focus, this is The Latest with me, Lucy Half.

  • I'm joined by John Henley, the Guardian's Europe correspondent.

  • Joining us from Paris, John, thanks for coming back.

  • It's lovely to see you again.

  • So, I mean, obviously we have heard attacks from Donald Trump towards NATO for many years now.

  • It's not new to NATO allies, nor to the institution itself.

  • But he has said this morning, if he would reconsider US-NATO membership beyond the Iran war, and he said.

  • Oh, it's beyond reconsideration.

  • I was never swayed by NATO.

  • Putin knows that too, by the way.

  • I mean, clearly, it's not the first time he's attacked NATO.