White House confirms that Donald Trump will come to The Hague for NATO Summit

With everything happening in the US right now, no one was certain whether US President Donald Trump would attend the NATO Summit in The Hague tomorrow.

As it turns out, the president has managed to find some time in his busy schedule, with the White House confirming that Trump will be in attendance.

And what does he have to say?

As White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt puts it: “One of the key topics of conversation there will be the 5% threshold that our NATO allies need to meet.”

This is referring to the threshold for NATO countries’ spending on defence.

“The president has been calling on our NATO allies to do more for some time. He’s pushed them to do more in his first term, and you’ll hear the president talk about that on this next historic trip to Europe. You’ll hear the president talk about that on this next historic trip to Europe.”

What will Rutte have to say?

While we now know what Trump wants to discuss, we also know what NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte considers to be an important talking point for the summit.

During this afternoon’s press conference, Rutte also brought up the war in Ukraine and the current situation in Iran. According to the NOS, he also tells reporters that “Russia remains the greatest threat to NATO.”

With Trump now attending, this should make for some interesting discussions.

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