Al Arabiya English presenter: The unusual Trump-Rutte meeting

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00:00So Melinda, President Trump posted a message exchange between himself and NATO chief Mark

00:06Rutter earlier. It was kind of highly unusual, wouldn't you say? There was a lot of praise in

00:13there. I can tell you, Leanne, it had everyone in the media center almost gasping when that

00:21came out. Everyone was looking around thinking, is this real? Did the US president actually post

00:29a private message from the NATO Secretary General? It is highly unusual. What is also

00:37has been raising some eyebrows amongst the media, amongst the analysts here, is the language that

00:43was used in that message. It was so glowing. The layers of praise were being heaped on thick and

00:50fast. We heard Mark Rutter saying things like, Donald, you have driven us to a really, really

00:56important moment for America, Europe and the world. He went on to say, you will achieve

01:03something no American president in decades got done. He also praised President Trump's,

01:10what he called, decisive action on Iran, saying that was truly extraordinary.