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But then when you look at Trump 47 what happened the last couple of weeks is really staggering. The Europeans committing to a package of 800 billion defence spending. The Germans now potentially up to half a trillion extra in defence spending. And then, of course, you have Keir Starmer here - the British Prime Minister - and others all committing to much higher defence spending. They're not there. We need to do more. But I really want to work together with you in the run up to the Hague Summit to make sure that we will have a NATO which is really reinvigorated under your leadership, and we are getting there. We’ll also discuss defence production, because we need to produce more weaponry. We are not doing enough, and not in the US, not in Europe, and we are lagging behind when you compare to the Russians and the Chinese, and you have a huge defence industrial base. Europeans buying four times more here than the other way around, which is good, because you have a strong defence industry, but we need to do more there to make sure that we ramp up the production and kill the red tape. So I would love to work with you on that. And finally, Ukraine. You broke the deadlock, as you said - all the killing, the young people dying, cities getting destroyed. The fact that you did that, that you started the dialogue with the Russians and the successful talks in Saudi Arabia, now with the Ukrainians, I really want to commend you for this. So, well, The Hague is my hometown. I’d love to host you there in the summer and work together to make sure that it will be a splash. A real success - projecting American power on the world stage. Link was copied to clipboard GALLERIES NATO Secretary General visits the United States 13 March 2025 - 14 March 2025 1 / 25 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump at the White House NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump at the White House NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump at the White House NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump at the White House NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump at the White House NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump at the White House NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump at the White House NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump at the White House NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump at the White House NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump at the White House NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump at the White House NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with Lindsey Graham, United States Senator NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with Lindsey Graham, United States Senator NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Washington DC NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with U.S. Senator Mike Crapo NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with U.S. Senator Mike Crapo NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with U.S. Senator Mike Crapo NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with members of the Senate U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell and U.S. Senator Chris Coons NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with members of the Senate: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis and U.S. Senator Angus King NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with members of the Senate: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis and U.S. Senator Angus King NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with members of the Senate: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis and U.S. Senator Angus King Media block with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte - Bloomberg Media block with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte - Fox News Media block with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte - Morning Joe, NBC News Back VIEW METADATA VIEW IMAGE Assets details Description Creation date Location Themes Reference Resolution Aspect radio Format Usage right Credit GALLERIES NATO Secretary General visits the United States Back 0.25 0.5 0.75 Normal 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 Back 0.25 0.5 0.75 Normal 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 NATO Secretary General visits the United States Remarks by NATO Secretary General and US President Donald J. 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