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By now, it’s become clear that US President Donald J. Trump is not one to forgive or forget a slight or a betrayal.
During the ongoing military confrontation against Iran, Trump feels that a good number of ‘allies’ have let the United States down, and now, retribution is expected to follow.
TRUMP WEIGHS CONSEQUENCES FOR NATO ALLIES ON ‘NAUGHTY’ LIST – POLITICO
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) April 22, 2026
Today it arises that Trump has developed something, some form of a ‘naughty and nice’ list of NATO countries, in an effort that puts them into ‘tiers’, according to ‘three European diplomats and a U.S. defense official familiar with the plan’ – the usual ‘off the record’ MSM sources.
Trump has ‘NICE & NAUGHTY’ list of NATO members to PUNISH Iran war sitouts — Politico
Members placed into ‘tiers’ based on contributions to alliance
More details kept quiet, unclear what favors or consequences might be
Trump’s way or the highway? pic.twitter.com/uynxNhbHiU
— RT (@RT_com) April 22, 2026
The story was first reported by Politico and then picked up by literally dozens of outlets around the world.
“It’s the latest sign that President Donald Trump plans to make good on his threats against allies who don’t adhere to his wishes. And it’s another pressure point on the increasingly frayed alliance, which has been battered by Trump’s attacks — from his push to annex Greenland to his warning of a complete withdrawal from the pact.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth floated the broad idea in December. ‘Model allies that step up, like Israel, South Korea, Poland, increasingly Germany, the Baltics and others, will receive our special favor’, he said. ‘Allies that still fail to do their part for collective defense will face consequences’.”
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth:
Allies that step up like Israel, South Korea, Poland, increasingly Germany, the Baltics, and others will receive our special favor.
Allies that still fail to do their part for collective defense will face consequences. https://t.co/v5GncerNed pic.twitter.com/WUiGSMxxrt
— Global War Report. (@GlobeWarReport) December 7, 2025
It’s unclear at this on what the favors or consequences might be, according to the report.
“’They don’t seem to have very concrete ideas…when it comes to punishing bad allies’, said another European official, who, like others, was granted anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic issues. ‘Moving troops is one option, but it mainly punishes the US, doesn’t it?’
The White House made its frustration with allies clear. ‘While the United States has always been there for our so-called allies, countries we protect with thousands of troops have not been there for us throughout Operation Epic Fury’, said White House spokesperson Anna Kelly. ‘President Trump has made his thoughts on this unfair dynamic clear, and as he said, the United States will remember’.”
Read more:
NATO and the Bar Fight: A Bar Tab Europe Expects America To Pay Forever
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