ForReal, Why NATO survived Trump: the neglected role of Secretary-General Stoltenberg On the question of burden-sharing you give Trump so much credit for, Trump simply continued Bush and Obama's push for countries to boost their spending to the commitments they had made. Trump is pushing NATO allies to spend more on defense. But so did Obama and Bush Published Wed, Jul 11 20186:24 PM EDTUpdated Thu, Jul 12 20181:11 PM EDT Abstract The election of Donald Trump posed an existential challenge to NATO. https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=168025376
Trump Iran
Trump ripped up a nuclear deal with Iran that worked. Iran has always said they don't want a nuclear weapon. Enrichment? If you were in Iran's shoes you would say what Iran says on that.
Trump appears to undercut US proposal to Iran, declaring he won't allow any uranium enrichment President Donald Trump has appeared to undercut a proposal that was offered by his special envoy to Iran By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press June 3, 2025, 9:19 AM WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to undercut a proposal that was offered by his special envoy to Iran, saying he will insist that Tehran fully dismantle its nuclear enrichment program as part of any deal to ease crushing sanctions. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/trump-appears-undercut-us-proposal-iran-declaring-uranium-122433353
USA trade with Muslim countries
Muslim countries have traded with USA long before Trump slimed into the scene:
President Trump's travel ban on the citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries has created confusion and concern across the Middle East and parts of Asia. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which represents dozens of Muslim countries, expressed "grave concern," warning that it would "embolden the radical narratives of extremists." The Arab League slammed it as unjustified. Only one of the countries on Trump's list -- Iraq -- has a significant trading relationship with America. It is the sixth biggest source of U.S. oil imports. But the ban could damage wider U.S. interests. There are around 47 countries and territories in the world where Islam is the dominant religion. Total U.S. trade in goods with those countries topped $220 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In the first 11 months of 2016, the value of trade reached $194 billion. Put another way, the U.S. does roughly 6% of its total trade with Muslim-majority countries. The bulk of the trade in goods -- 94% -- was with just 15 countries, including Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Indonesia and Iraq. https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/31/news/economy/muslim-countries-us-trade-trump/