[…] The alliance, Trump said, ”is a paper tiger,” that Russian President Vladimir ”Putin’s not afraid of.”
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who Trump called ”a great person,” is expected in Washington this week. On Wednesday he will hold talks with Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Alliance said Friday. The remarks mark the latest dust-up between Trump and the alliance.
Trump has made no secret of his desire to annex Greenland — controlled by NATO ally Denmark — which has been strongly resisted by the alliance.
Discussing his displeasure with NATO, Trump said: ”It all began with — if you want to know the truth — Greenland.”
”We want Greenland,” Trump said. ”They don’t want to give it to us. And I said, ’bye, bye.'”
Trump also criticized other traditional non-NATO allies including South Korea, Australia, and Japan for not assisting with the Iran war. Läs artikel