Jiang says Trump does not want to abandon NATO but to reshape its leadership and Europe's political landscape in favor of nationalist parties more personally compatible with him.
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"is not to replace NATO per se, but to change the leadership of NATO and make NATO much more subservient to him. Right? So..."
"...leaders that can work with me. Okay? So in Germany, that's AFD. Right? In France, that's Le Pen's party. In Spain, that's Vox. Okay?..."
"...and that didn't really work out um he supports um the afd in germany uh he supports um vox in spain he supports maryland..."
"...picked up a lot of votes this week. of votes. The AFD, the Alternative for Germany in Germany, which is considered a right -wing..."
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