Donald Trump said the US would “100 per cent” stay in Nato and defend its members if Europe “plays fair” should he win the upcoming election. He made this reassurance after Nigel Farage questioned him about last month’s controversial comments which saw the former president say that Russia “can do whatever it wants” to Nato countries who do not pay their fair share. Trump called this line a “negotiation tactic” in the friendly GB News interview which aired on Tuesday night, asking why members would pay their bills if they know they will receive protection anyway. He doubled down when he said: “Why should we guard these countries that have a lot of money? The United States was paying for most of Nato. Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-Standard for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog: null Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eveningstandard and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evening.standard