USA Today: Donald Trump, NATO leader meet amid tensions over military spending by US allies
WASHINGTON – Marking the 70th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the world's most famous NATO critic – President Donald Trump – focused Tuesday on the money paid by members of the historic U.S.-European military alliance.
“Tremendous progress has been made,” Trump said in welcoming NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to the White House.
Stoltenberg thanked Trump for his "strong commitment to NATO," especially his "strong leadership on burden sharing.”
Though Trump and Stoltenberg frequently say nice things about each other, their latest meeting took place amid tensions over Trump's attacks on the alliance, especially his claims that some countries don't contribute enough to mutual defense.
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