Ahead of NATO meeting, Trump blasts allies over Iran war
Trump renewed complaints that allies did not back the United States in the Iran war, as a Pentagon review could reshape troop deployments in Europe.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump criticized NATO for failing to support the United States during the Iran war, accusing European countries of not playing a sufficient role in the conflict.
- Besides disagreements over Iran, Trump reiterated longstanding concerns about defense spending, stating, "The numbers that we spend are so crazy on NATO," while claiming European countries failed to support the United States.
- Trump specifically called Italy and Germany "very bad" and mocked British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying, "This was not Winston Churchill we're dealing with." He also faces tensions with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
- On Wednesday, Trump will sit down with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Washington to lay groundwork for the early July leaders' summit, which Trump is expected to attend.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth launched a force posture review last week regarding the roughly 80,000 American troops based in Europe, a process that could significantly reshape military presence on the Continent.
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The words of the Secretary General of NATO that today will meet Trump a few days after the attack of the president USA to Meloni and Italy for the lack of support to the action in Middle East
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lrytas.ltNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stressed Europe's support for US military operations during the conflict with Iran ahead of a meeting with President Donald Trump.
Following Trump's renewed threats against European allies, the NATO Secretary General wants to calm the waters before the meeting in Washington. According to Mark Rutte, the allies who disappointed America during the Iran war were "isolated incidents." Source link: https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article6a3b1fcebee7c015a23d8dec/vor-treffen-europa-fuer-usa-plattform-der-machtprojektion-rutte-versucht-trump-zu-beschwichtigen.html Author: Publi…
With regard to the lack of support in the Iran war, Trump threatens the NATO allies – and also attacks Germany directly. In an emergency, America can act the same way.
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