U.S. public doubts NATO would aid U.S. if attacked: Poll

The United States public appears increasingly skeptical that the other members of NATO would support the U.S. if the country fell under attack, a recent survey has shown.

During both terms of President Donald Trump, Washington has increasingly questioned the merits of remaining a member of the bloc and encouraged its European partners to boost defense spending on their own. Those developments have led to increased tensions between members of the alliance.

Overall, 43% of U.S. adults expressed the belief that NATO would support them if the U.S. were attacked, according to an internal poll conducted by NATO and obtained by Politico. Across all member nations, 57% said the alliance would help their country if it were attacked.

NATO's Article V provision for collective defense has only been triggered once, in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States.

The survey results may cast a shadow over the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, which Trump is set to attend.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.