Donald Trump’s latest provocation — reciting an old conversation where he said he’d let Russia do “whatever the hell they want” to NATO members in arrears — had officials in Europe going back to that time and remembering it somewhat differently. Several European officials who interacted with Trump at multiple NATO summits said they couldn’t recall the version of events the former president and current Republican front-runner shared with a rally of supporters in South Carolina, nor that he ever went as far as saying he’d invite a Russian attack. Rosalind Mathieson reports. Read more on this here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-11/once-bitten-europe-is-better-prepared-for-trump-s-nato-tirades?srnd=premium-uk -------- Follow Bloomberg for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more: http://www.bloomberg.com Connect with us on... Twitter: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ -------- Follow Bloomberg for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more: http://www.bloomberg.com Connect with us on... Twitter: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/