Overview
- Trump, who met NATO chief Mark Rutte behind closed doors Wednesday, blasted the alliance on Truth Social and revived his Greenland line.
- After the meeting, Rutte relayed that Trump wants concrete pledges within days to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.
- The Wall Street Journal reported the administration is weighing moving U.S. troops out of countries deemed unhelpful and into allies seen as more supportive.
- A 2023 U.S. law requires a two‑thirds Senate vote or an act of Congress to quit NATO, which makes a rapid, unilateral withdrawal unlikely.
- Rutte pushed back on blanket criticism, saying most European nations provided basing, logistics and overflights, though some, including Spain, Italy and France, set limits on offensive use tied to the Iran campaign.