WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday falsely stated his father was born in Germany – the fourth time the president has made such a claim in less than a year.

His father, Fred Trump, was born and raised in New York.

The issue came up again on Tuesday when the president was discussing NATO and Germany needing to pay more as part of the alliance during a White House event with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The meeting took place amid tensions over Trump's attacks on the alliance, especially his claims that some countries don't contribute enough to mutual defense.

"I mean, Germany, honestly, is not paying their fair share. I have great respect for Angela and I have great respect for their country," the president said of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. "My father is German. Right? Was German. And born in a very wonderful place in Germany, and so I have a great feeling for Germany."

But Fred Trump was not born in Germany. He was born in the Bronx in 1905. The president's grandparents, though, were both born in Europe and later immigrated to the U.S.

According to a compilation of the president's remarks by the Washington Post and BuzzFeed, it's at least the fourth time President Trump has falsely stated where his parents were born, a topic that he has brought up while talking about relations and trade with Europe.

The president made the claim on Fox News last year when discussing the trade issues in Europe and his administration's push for a new agreement.

After blasting the European Union he added: "Now we also love the European Union, you know, I was there many many years ago, meaning my parents were born in the European Union."

He echoed the claims again on CBS, saying "don't forget both my parents were born in the E.U. sectors," adding that "my mother was Scotland, my father was Germany. And – you know I love those countries."

The president again made the claims during a NATO summit in Belgium, telling the crowd that "my father is from Germany" and both of his parents were from the European Union.

The White House did not respond to an inquiry about the repeated claims.