Nope, all he said was that we're tired of paying full weight for the vast majority of NATO funding.
The rest of NATO has been paying a relative pittance, while WE take on the freight of our soldiers getting killed to protect their worthless butts.
The author has no idea of the difference between tactics and strategy. Trump needs to get tough on foes and allies alike, but remember which are which. And that's what he has done. During the campaign he insisted on hiring generals who were "tough but also smart". That's what he did although Mattis turned out to be less tough and smart as he was when he was a general.
As for the kids, I voted for the package deal. I knew full well Trump would hire friends and family that he trusted and gave Ivanka a keynote speech to spout some liberal ideas. But Trump hiimself has aged more conservative.