(April 9): President Donald Trump lashed out at Nato after meeting with the military alliance’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, making clear that his anger over the organisation’s stance on the Iran war remained acute. Trump has also revived his grievance that Nato countries wouldn’t give him Greenland, a Danish territory. At the same time, however, he defended the “large majority of European nations” that provided basing, logistics and overflight support. He evaded questions about whether Trump would leave Nato or withdraw troops from European countries. At the briefing, Leavitt said she had a message from the president: Nato was “tested and they failed” over the course of the US and Israeli war against Iran.

Source: The Edge Markets April 09, 2026 01:41 UTC