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NATO chief praises Trump for making Europe ‘pay in a BIG way’ on defense ahead of summit

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised President Donald Trump for making Europe “pay in a BIG way,” as leaders gathered in the Netherlands on Tuesday for a historic summit that could unite them around a new defense spending pledge or widen divisions among the 32 member countries of the security alliance.

The U.S. president, while en route, published a screenshot of a private message from Rutte saying: “Donald, you have driven us to a really, really important moment for America and Europe and the world. You will achieve something NO American president in decades could get done.”

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Source: https://apnews.com/article/nato-ukraine-zelenskyy-trump-iran-israel-rutte-1cdf87daa23ac024ae050fed9b7b8c49


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