Donald Trump says he previously claimed Nato was 'obsolete' because he 'did not know much about it'
Asked about his previous comments during an interview with the Associated Press, Mr Trump said they were a result of him "not knowing much" about Nato. "They had a quote from me that Nato's obsolete," he said. "But they didn't say why it was obsolete. I was on Wolf Blitzer - very fair interview - the first time I was ever asked about Nato, because I wasn't in government. "People don't go around asking about Nato if I'm building a building in Manhattan, right? So they asked me, Wolf ... asked me about Nato, and I said two things. Nato's obsolete - not knowing much about Nato, now I know a lot about Nato - Nato is obsolete, and I said, 'And the reason it's obsolete is because of the fact they don't focus on terrorism.' You know, back when they did Nato there was no such thing as terrorism." Mr Trump appeared to change tack during a press conference with Jens Stoltenberg, Nato's Secretary-General, earlier in April. The Republican told reporters the organisation "is no longer obsolete", adding: "I complained about that a long time ago, and they made a change and now they do fight terrorism".
I think he really believes that. Because of the great great Trump's complaining, NATO now fights terrorism too. The most important thing ever, fighting terror, which is almost as much of a threat as lightning strikes.
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