World Jul 08, 2026 · 1 min read

Sabre-rattling to ‘tremendous love’: erratic Trump dominates final hours of Nato summit

Alliance leaders, who had feared the worst, will hail US president’s renewed support for article 5 as key victoryAn erratic and at times irascible Donald Trump has said he felt a “tremendous love” from western leaders at the Nato summit, only hours after lambasting them over their defence spending a...

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by Dan Sabbagh in Ankara
Sabre-rattling to ‘tremendous love’: erratic Trump dominates final hours of Nato summit

Alliance leaders, who had feared the worst, will hail US president’s renewed support for article 5 as key victory

An erratic and at times irascible Donald Trump has said he felt a “tremendous love” from western leaders at the Nato summit, only hours after lambasting them over their defence spending and not helping the US in attacking Iran.

The US president’s mixed messaging dominated the final hours of the two-day gathering in Ankara, Turkey, beginning with him publicly calling Iran’s leadership scum and renewing his demand for control of Greenland.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Dan Sabbagh in Ankara.

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