WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS ¨C U.S. President Donald Trump vented his frustration with NATO during a private meeting with its secretary-general, Mark Rutte, on Wednesday as relations in the military alliance reached a crisis point over the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.
¡°He is clearly disappointed with many NATO allies, and I can see his point,¡± Rutte said on CNN¡¯s ¡°The Lead with Jake Tapper,¡± after spending more than two hours at the White House. ¡°This was a very frank, very open discussion, but also a discussion between two good friends.¡±
Rutte ?spoke hours after White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt quoted Trump as saying of NATO: ¡°They were tested, and they failed,¡± during the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.
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