LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump on Thursday claimed the U.S. should have triggered NATO’s mutual defense clause to advance his domestic agenda on immigration after provoking outrage with his comments that NATO troops “stayed off the frontlines” in Afghanistan. NATO troops fought in Afghanistan alongside U.S. soldiers against al Qaeda and the Taliban. AdvertisementEarlier on Thursday, in an interview with Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo, Trump questioned the sacrifice of NATO troops, claiming they stayed off the frontline. And that’s really the ultimate test,” Trump said. You know, they’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan or this or that, and they did.

Source: Huffington Post January 23, 2026 16:56 UTC