NATO’s Trump whisperer heads to the White House to soothe the president

WASHINGTON — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will check in face-to-face with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, visiting the volatile U.S. leader two weeks before the annual summit of the military alliance at a time when the Pentagon is reviewing the size of the U.S. military footprint in Europe. Trump has long been critical of NATO, … Read more

Why NATO’s defense spending imbalance lasted for decades

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This is part five of a series examining the challenges confronting the NATO alliance. For more than three decades, the U.S. carried the largest share of NATO’s military burden while many European allies spent far less on defense than Washington wanted. The imbalance survived the Cold War, … Read more

Mark Rutte visits White House after Trump says he’s “disappointed” by NATO’s inaction in Iran war

NATO chief Mark Rutte is meeting with President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio days after the president expressed frustration with the military alliance over a lack of support in the war with Iran. Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder joins with analysis. Source link