Trump vs NATO

Should NATO plan for a future without the United States? President Trump has long complained that European members of organsiation aren't paying enough. He points out that only a small minority have met their commitment to spend two per cent of their national income on defence, and says they are getting a free ride from the United States. At the NATO meeting on Wednesday he raised the ante, saying he wanted the two per cent to be raised to four per cent. The rhetoric from the White House has raised fears that the Trump administration might consider withdrawing from NATO altogether. David Aaronovitch asks to what extent European NATO members are getting a free ride and whether they could defend themselves without US support. He assesses the current threat to NATO and asks whether how the military alliance strengthens its European members and how the United States benefits from membership. Produced by Tim Mansel, Serena Tarling and Olivia Beazley.