President Donald Trump has returned to the White House, which promises “peace through force.” Now, fresh from the volatile peace between Iran and Israel, Trump is on his way to the Hague to mediate another international deal. The President will be summiting for two days with other global leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Their time will be short. The stakes are high.
Trump is expected to spend less than 24 hours on the ground, According to To Politico. This marks his first NATO appearance since 2019. Leaders are expected to rewrite the rulebook on defense spending, pledging to spend 5% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defense and security. Not everyone is on a Trump-backed initiative, but NATO executive director Mark Latte is one of Trump’s most enthusiastic allies. See: Private message that the president himself allegedly leaked between Latte and Trump. (Related: Joe Biden’s Border Failure Returns to Housing Trump in Crisis)