Defense

Trump has told Europe to start paying for more of their own defense since the US is no longer going to keep them safe. The result in just a few weeks was: EU chief proposes plan to ‘urgently’ increase defense spending by mobilizing around $840 billion This is a significant increase since: EU members spent 326 billion euros on defense in 2024 - about 1.9% of GDP, according to the EU's European Defense Agency. Keep in mind that the US spends 3.5% of its GDP on defense. Part of Trump’s plan is to cut defense spending and this will help.