Donald Trump, former US president and the presumptive Republican nominee for the November US election, said at a campaign event that he would “encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to NATO countries that are not spending enough on defence. Trump’s comments about the Western military alliance – brash even by his standards of long-term NATO-bashing – drew alarm from allies and fierce condemnation from the White House, with US President Joe Biden condemning the remarks as “dumb” and “shameful”. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned that “any suggestion that allies will no…