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==Foreign effects==
 
==Foreign effects==
 
The Trump effect also includes actions by foreign dictators to stop lying to the world, as when [[Cuba]] finally admitted that [[Fidel Castro]] was dead after ten years of denying it.  The communist dictator did this just before President-elect Trump was to receive a briefing by the [[Obama Administration]], which has long known that Fidel was dead as demonstrated by how Obama did not even mention, let alone meet, Fidel during Obama's trip to Cuba in early 2016.
 
The Trump effect also includes actions by foreign dictators to stop lying to the world, as when [[Cuba]] finally admitted that [[Fidel Castro]] was dead after ten years of denying it.  The communist dictator did this just before President-elect Trump was to receive a briefing by the [[Obama Administration]], which has long known that Fidel was dead as demonstrated by how Obama did not even mention, let alone meet, Fidel during Obama's trip to Cuba in early 2016.
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===NATO===
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President Trump strongly urged the other NATO members to increase their defense spending in order to meet their spending pledges. In late-June 2017, it was reported that Europe's NATO countries would increase their defense spending at the fastest pace in three years.<ref>Multiple references:
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*Starr, Penny (June 30, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/06/30/winning-nato-announces-it-will-heed-trumps-call-for-increased-dues/ Winning: NATO Heeds Trump’s Call to Make Member Nations Pay Fair Share]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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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.
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*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>
    
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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