U.K. Ambassador: Trump ‘Has Driven’ Increased European Spending on NATO

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” British Ambassador to the U.S. Christian Turner praised “President Trump’s leadership on demanding the burden-sharing of Europe on NATO.”

Host Jake Tapper asked, “You heard the President bringing up NATO in a now-familiar refrain of his, badmouthing NATO, badmouthing the alliance, which includes the U.K. — I don’t need to remind you — saying, now, countries in NATO are offering to help when it comes to keeping the Strait of Hormuz safe for unfettered travel. He said, I don’t want your help. We had an expert — former deputy national intelligence director — telling us that that’s unwise, that the U.S. does need NATO’s help. First of all, what was your response when he brought up NATO, and the crowd started booing? Because that’s — that doesn’t come out of nowhere. That comes from President Trump expressing concerns, and, frankly, trashing NATO and