Mark Rutte is meeting Donald Trump at the White House to try to head off US threats to cut troop deployments and withhold military aid after limited allied support for operations linked to the Iran war.US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has launched a six-month review of American troop posture in Europe while Rutte points to record allied spending—Europe and Canada raised budgets by more than $90B last year toward nearly $1T total—and NATO debates a target of 5% of GDP by 2035.Rutte will also meet
Marco Rubio, members of
Congress and
CIA officials as alliance leaders seek clearer rules for operational cooperation and to preserve cohesion before the upcoming
NATO summit in Turkey.