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NATO countries are having second thoughts about buying America’s F-35 as the ‘predictability of our allies’ is doubted amid Trump’s seismic shifts

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Canada and Portugal have expressed willingness to explore alternatives to the F-35 .

President Donald Trump has sown doubt about the US commitment to the NATO alliance.

Canada has committed money for its first 16 planes, which are scheduled for delivery early next year .

As the Pentagon 's most expensive acquisition program, it has been a perennial punching bag and has previously drawn Elon Musk's scorn as being inferior to drones.