Trump calls EU ‘nasty’ while sitting alongside NATO secretary

In the podcast Afhameren, political commentator Wouter de Winther and presenter Pim Sedee discuss the visit of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to President Donald Trump.

Trump calls European Union 'nasty' for its treatment of American businesses

U.S. President Donald Trump called the European Union "nasty" on Thursday for its treatment of American businesses.

US President Donald Trump told Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that he supported him for the position of NATO Secretary General, in the competition with President Klaus Iohannis, who later withdrew from the race. Trump emphasized that there was another candidate he did not like, without naming him directly, but Rutte's only opponent for NATO leadership was Klaus Iohannis.

NATO secretary-general tells Trump he's motivating alliance members to spend more on defense - Seymour Tribune

WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte laid on the praise for President Donald Trump on Thursday as the two met in the Oval Office at a time when the president’s comments have raised doubts about his commitment to the transatlantic alliance and its mutual defense treaty. Rutte welcomed Trump’s efforts to get fellow members of the alliance to step up their defense spending and told the president, “I think they want to work together w…

"To be honest, Canada only works if it becomes a state," Trump said on Thursday.

Trump calls EU ‘nasty’ while sitting alongside NATO secretary

President Trump on Thursday called the European Union (EU) “nasty” while sitting alongside NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. Trump complained about the steep tariff on U.S.-made cars in Europe and a Court of Justice of the European Union decision in September that required tech giants Apple and Google to pay billions in fines over antitrust issues.…