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Donald Trump: “NATO's a paper tiger.”

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Trump warns Iran on precipice of widespread destruction in national address

Published April 6, 2026 | Video Starts at 1:20:17

I just said, hey, if you want to help, great. No, no, no, we will not help. I said, that's all right. You don't want to help. Because I've always said NATO's a paper tiger. See, NATO is a paper tiger. Putin's not afraid of NATO. Putin's afraid of us. Very afraid of us. And he's explained it to me a lot of times. (1:20:17–1:20:20)

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