NATO leaders kicked off a summit in the Netherlands this week without President Donald Trump, with some saying they made the journey to preserve the core values of the alliance. But a fired-up American commander in chief could put that focus to the test.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he was at the NATO summit to “reinforce Canada’s commitment to it — so we can better protect our people, our sovereignty, and our Allies.” But Carney and other alliance leaders may want to brace themselves as an angry Trump heads their way, making clear as he left the White House on Tuesday that he was upset with both Israel and Iran.
“We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f— they’re doing,” Trump told reporters while taking questions on the South Lawn before 7 a.m. Eastern time. “Do you understand that?”
