Since his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump has often said that the US will no longer be “the schmucks paying for the whole thing”. But NATO’s data contradicts Trump’s statements that the US contributes and finances two-thirds of the military alliance, which amounts to 66 per cent. However, as per the figures of 2024, almost all NATO allies met their defence spending guidelines, which stands at two per cent of each country’s GDP. In 2023, the US stood in third place when it came to defence funding, with 3.5 per cent. Ahead of the US was Poland, which spent 3.9 per cent of its GDP.