Erdogan Gives Trump Opulent Greeting in Ankara for NATO Summit
Erdogan greeted Trump on the tarmac as NATO allies sought to win his support with promises of higher defense spending and new arms deals.
- On July 7, 2026, President Donald Trump arrived at Etimesgut Air Base in Ankara, Turkey, for the annual NATO Summit, where he is scheduled for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential palace.
- NATO allies ramped up defense spending to five percent of GDP ahead of the two-day gathering to placate President Trump's fury over Europe's response to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
- Video circulating online shows Erdogan clutching President Trump's arm to guide him during their Tuesday meeting, an image fueling mockery and reviving questions about leadership dynamics at the NATO Summit.
- Sitting beside Erdogan, President Trump praised the Turkish leader as a paragon of strength, telling reporters, "sometimes you get along with the toughest people like him, and sometimes you don't get along with the weakest, most pathetic people."
- The optics fed into an ongoing debate regarding the 80-year-old President's health; 48 percent of Americans believe he suffers cognitive decline, while 36 physicians warned he is "mentally unfit" to serve.
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