Rutte has good news for Trump

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NATO Secretary General Rutte has good news to provide to Trump, NATO has changed, and military spending by allies has increased, former US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Jim Townsend says.

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00:00President Trump has long pushed for NATO countries to spend more on defence.

00:05We heard about this in his first term.

00:07Is Mark Rutte the person to convince Trump to stay in NATO during this crucial meeting today?

00:14Well, Mark Rutte has a relationship with Trump that dates back to Trump's first term

00:20because Rutte was the Prime Minister of the Netherlands at the time

00:24and they got to know each other.

00:25So I think they trust one another or at least have a relationship.

00:30So I think Mark Rutte is the right person to talk about it.

00:35But Mark Rutte has good news to provide to Trump,

00:40talking about how different NATO is today than where it was when Trump was president the first time

00:46and talking about what the Allies are now spending on defence today

00:50and where that trajectory is going.

00:52So there's some good news there for Trump.

00:54.

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