Speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday, Trump praised the deal he signed in July under which the US sells weapons to NATO members, who then deliver them to Ukraine. He gave them $350 billion, and it was shocking," Trump said, stressing that "the war is being funded by NATO." "In fact, I don't want to make money on that war, but we are actually making money on that war because they are buying our equipment, as you know," the president added. Trump has frequently criticized former President Joe Biden for approving large military aid packages for Ukraine and described Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky as "the greatest salesman on earth." He also insisted that NATO members in Europe should bear the primary burden of supporting Ukraine.