Less than half of Americans have faith in NATO – Politico | 7 July 2026 | Support for NATO in the U.S. has slipped following President Donald Trump’s repeated criticism of the military bloc, according to an internal survey seen by Politico. In a report released last week citing polling data, Politico said just 43% of U.S. adults believe NATO would honor Article 5 — the bloc’s collective defense clause in which an attack on one member is considered an attack on all — if the U.S. came under attack. This is the lowest level of confidence among the bloc’s 32 members and well below the 57% average. For years, Trump has accused European NATO members of failing to spend enough on their own defense. Last week, he called the relationship with NATO “one sided” and said it is “ridiculous” to maintain it, pointing to the gap in defense spending between the US and its allies in a Truth Social post.