New York Jets owner and U.S. ambassador to the U.K., Woody Johnson | Michael Adamucci/Getty Images US ambassador: UK spending ‘minimum’ on defense Ambassador Woody Johnson also praises Brexit and hopes for ‘jobs, jobs, jobs.’

The U.K. is spending "the minimum" on defense and must decide "whether it is enough," according to U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. Woody Johnson.

Speaking to the Telegraph in an interview published late Sunday, Johnson hinted the U.K. should be spending more than the 2 percent of gross domestic product target that NATO members are required.

“You are going to have to determine your spending," Johnson said. "You are spending the minimum, and you have to decide whether it is enough. We [the U.S.] spend twice that much and we could still spend more.”

U.S. President Donald Trump has made it clear he wants members of the military alliance to meet the 2 percent threshold. Currently the U.K. is one of only five compliant countries out of 28.

The ambassador also praised the British vote to leave the European Union. "I trust the British people to make the right decision and I feel comfortable that you made the right decision,” he said.

“The U.K. should have the freedom to control movement over its borders. I think it can be worked out. I am pretty optimistic,” he added.

He said he wanted the U.K. and the U.S. to strengthen trade relations. “Jobs, jobs, jobs — both in the U.S. and the U.K. We want to have a healthy economic relationship.”