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*Emmott, Robin (June 28, 2017). [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nato-defence-idUSKBN19J0ZW Trump effect? Europe's defense spending to rise faster in 2017]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
 
*Emmott, Robin (June 28, 2017). [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nato-defence-idUSKBN19J0ZW Trump effect? Europe's defense spending to rise faster in 2017]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
 
*Banks, Martin (June 30, 2017). [http://www.defensenews.com/articles/defense-spending-increased-significantly-among-nato-allies Defense spending increased 'significantly' among NATO allies]. ''Defense News''. Retrieved July 4, 2017.</ref>
 
*Banks, Martin (June 30, 2017). [http://www.defensenews.com/articles/defense-spending-increased-significantly-among-nato-allies Defense spending increased 'significantly' among NATO allies]. ''Defense News''. Retrieved July 4, 2017.</ref>
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*It was reported in early July 2017 that President Trump had held about 50% more face-to-face meetings with foreign leaders than President Obama did during the same part of his presidency, "not including summits, the UN, or the Palestinian Authority," indicating that despite critics' claims of a more "isolationist" foreign policy, Trump started out his presidency with an active foreign policy in addition to his [[America First]] philosophy.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (July 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/07/06/donald-trump-50-meetings-foreign-leaders-barack-obama/ Trump Has Had 50% More Meetings with Foreign Leaders than Obama]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref>
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*It was reported in early July 2017 that President Trump had held about 50% more face-to-face meetings with foreign leaders than President Obama did during the same part of his presidency, "not including summits, the UN, or the Palestinian Authority," indicating that despite critics' claims of a more "isolationist" foreign policy, Trump started out his presidency with an active foreign policy in addition to his [[America First]] philosophy.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (July 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/07/06/donald-trump-50-meetings-foreign-leaders-barack-obama/ Trump Has Had 50% More Meetings with Foreign Leaders than Obama]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 7, 2017.</ref> In his first six months in office, President Trump had three foreign trips and held 47 bilateral meetings with foreign leaders along with 102 phone calls with foreign heads of state.<ref>Bredemeier, Ken (July 20, 2017). [https://www.voanews.com/a/donald-trump-six-months-into-his-presidency/3951981.html By the Numbers: Six Months into Trump's Presidency]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved July 21, 2017.</ref>
    
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