NATO was formed to protect against Russia. Trump railed against NATO and Germany specifically for relying on Russia for their gas and oil and questioned why NATO even existed. That’s the Trump I want to see come back. The America First Trump. Not the “keep funding the corrupt politicians who got you impeached against someone who is not a natural enemy, and bomb Iran because Israel told you to” Trump. Had he focused on America and Americans, the Republicans wouldn’t be polling so horribly.
I don’t know how, but you misunderstood Trump as he was increasing our defenses against Russia and arming Ukraine, he was forcing NATO to become stronger and more effective, and it worked, and worked magnificently, with NATO now returning to being an effective deterrent.