President Trump speaking at the 2025 NATO Summit. Photo courtesy of the White House. Just days after President Trump’s historic NATO breakthrough forced allies to double defense spending, the economic dividends are already materializing. European Union Council President Antonio Costa confirmed Friday that NATO’s agreement to raise defense spending targets from 2% to 5% of GDP “has solved the main trade-related issue between Europe and the United States” and will see Europe “buy American” weapons, directly rebalancing trade relations. Republicans have long argued that Europe’s underinvestment in defense placed an unfair burden on U.S. taxpayers and distorted the transatlantic alliance. Since World War II, the United States has carried that burden, maintaining the world’s strongest military even after ending conscription in 1973. In 2024, the…
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