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President Donald Trump

WHO NEEDS YOU ANYWAY? Trump Unloads on NATO 'Allies' From the Oval Office, in Fiery TRUTH Social Post

posted by Hannity Staff - 3.17.26

President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted NATO for what he called a lack of support in the escalating conflict with Iran, warning the alliance was making a “very foolish mistake.”

Speaking during an Oval Office meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin as part of St. Patrick’s Day engagements, Trump framed the moment as a test of the transatlantic alliance.

“I’ve long said that I wonder whether or not NATO would ever be there for us. So this was a great test,” Trump said.

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He argued the U.S. had already carried the burden by striking Iran’s nuclear capabilities, suggesting NATO should have stepped in more visibly.

“We don’t need them, but they should have been there,” Trump said. “Very important.”

Trump also pointed to past U.S. commitments abroad, drawing a contrast with current expectations of allies.

“We didn’t have to be there for Ukraine,” he added.

Watch the clip below:

President Trump also shared a lengthy TRUTH Social post on Tuesday, blasting NATO for not assisting in Iran while also dismissing the “one-way street” nature of the allied relationship.

Trump’s full TRUTH Social post below:

The United States has been informed by most of our NATO “Allies” that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran, in the Middle East, this, despite the fact that almost every Country strongly agreed with what we are doing, and that Iran cannot, in any way, shape, or form, be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon. I am not surprised by their action, however, because I always considered NATO, where we spend Hundreds of Billions of Dollars per year protecting these same Countries, to be a one way street — We will protect them, but they will do nothing for us, in particular, in a time of need. Fortunately, we have decimated Iran’s Military — Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti-Aircraft and Radar is gone and perhaps, most importantly, their Leaders, at virtually every level, are gone, never to threaten us, our Middle Eastern Allies, or the World, again! Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer “need,” or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID! Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea. In fact, speaking as President of the United States of America, by far the Most Powerful Country Anywhere in the World, WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

The comments mark one of Trump’s sharpest rebukes yet of NATO during the ongoing Iran conflict, reviving long-standing questions he has raised about burden-sharing within the alliance.

This story is developing…