President Donald Trump trashed NATO after meeting with the alliance’s secretary-general, Mark Rutte, then reiterated his frustrations with the alliance’s handling of Greenland.
“NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE!!!” Trump said shortly after the closed-door meeting ended.
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Trump’s seething Truth Social post suggests his Wednesday meeting with Rutte didn’t go as well as many in the alliance had hoped, despite the duo’s known warm relationship.
The relationship between the United States and NATO is at an all-time low, and Trump has made his anger toward the alliance well known after it failed to come to the U.S’s aid during its war with Iran. His frustration was made worse after France and Spain refused to let the U.S. use their airspace for strikes against Iran.
Behind the scenes, reports indicate his fury with NATO is
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