Big DADDY " Trump meets a different NATO at the Hague in sharp contrast to the one in 2017 - NATO pleased him by affirming they would spend 5% of their GDP by 2035 on their defense needs and Trump walked into Hague with head held high after the spectacular bombing on Iran destroying its nuclear facilities
US President Donald Trump leaves Hague off the NATO summit on a high note – NATO countries are in awe of him a fter the Iran attack – How perceptions change from 2017 to 2025 An Analysis By TN Ashok. Washington, June 28 , 2025 US President Donald Trump went for the Hague meeting of NATO leaders on a high note to a hero’s welcome where the member countries embraced him in sharp contrast to the embarrassment, he cause d them a few years ago when he threatened to walk out of the European dominated military all iance and defund them. On both sides there had been a major shift. Trump was peeved that the US was putting moni e s into the NATO alliance and many countries in the 32 -member bloc were not even spending 2% of their GDP o n defense an wanted to ride piggyback on the US to meet its defense needs. Trump walked into Hague with his head held high fresh from the spectacular bombings of Iran where he had c...