Trump: I Told NATO, Pay Bills or Russia Can 'Do Whatever The Hell They Want'

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Get Out The Vote rally at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC, Feb. 10, 2024. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the National Rifle Association's Presidential Forum in Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 9, 2024.

Republican front-runner Donald Trump said Saturday that, as president, he warned NATO allies that he "would encourage" Russia "to do whatever the hell they want" to countries that are "delinquent" as he ramped up his attacks on foreign aid and longstanding international alliances.