You're leaving out the context. Trump said that at a G7 summit, and the intent was to convince other world leaders that NATO is pointless and should be abolishe

You're leaving out the context. Trump said that at a G7 summit, and the intent was to convince other world leaders that NATO is pointless and should be abolished. There's a nugget of truth in his statement, but ultimately it was made to benefit Russian interests and his isolationist platform.