US President Donald Trump addresses Joint Session of Congress in Washington, US on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday reaffirmed support for the United States’ longstanding security alliances around the world but insisted that friends and partners from Europe to the Middle East to the Pacific must “pay their fair share of the cost.”
In his first nationally televised speech to Congress since taking office on January 20, Trump sought to reassure allies still uneasy over doubts he raised during the 2016 presidential campaign about his commitment to their defense and to maintaining a US …read more
Source: The Himalayan Times
