Against the backdrop of President Trump, Secretary Rubio and Secretary Hegseth pointedly telling NATO of the U.S. intention to draw-down U.S. military operations from Europe, NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte flies to Washington DC to make the pro-NATO sales pitch directly to President Trump.
In one of the most transparent appearances in oval office history, a passionate, self-interested and professionally demure Mark Rutte pours on the praise for President Trump and puts on a massive sales pitch. You can tell from President Trump’s demeanor, tone and general ambivalence, he too can see how over the top the praise and back-slapping is.
Secretary Rutte was intensely and diplomatically focused on not allowing any accurate criticism or statement of disappointment from President Trump be left unchallenged to frame the tone and context of the meeting by the media. This is quite a desperate spectacle to witness when you understand the stakes for Europe which were carried by Rutte. WATCH:
CTH readers can see through the professionally demure motivations of the NATO secretary, and it was obvious from President Trump’s response that Rutte was transparently playing to the U.S. audience and DC stakeholders. That said, you’ve got to give Rutte credit for tap-dancing that fine line.
It was a great sales pitch, and President Trump was very courteous and respectful of the showmanship, but I doubt President Trump was moved much. The G7 assembly in Turkey will be very interesting.
For the G7 (+13) in France, Zelenskyy went all-in with the Ukraine false flag and attack on Moscow. It will be interesting to watch what the “coalition of the willing” have planned for the next assembly.
Slimy; all of them.
You are being generous- they are a lot worse than slime.
Get out now. NATO will be something entirely different than what was once intended when most of the members fall to Islam.
That’s what the
janissariestransnissaries are being groomed for. Zealots to throw at their enemies.GTFO of NATO
And the UN.
Rutte is a globalist operative of the old “rules based international order.” He sees the old order burning down-thanks to our great President-and he’s in a blind panic.
I have never trusted this man. It appears that President Trump sees through him as well.
Trump has led him here.
The G6 (+13) only want G7’s billions and for America to stay out unless of course the big bad wolf Putin threatens them! Then they want our military and military aid! Oh hell no! Euroweenies are pathetic! Get out of NATO and the UN!!! Billions of our tax dollars are wasted in Europe and we get nothing in return not even landing rights!!! Screw them!!! America First!!!
The one time we asked them for help, they said NO! To hell with them! The USSR is long gone. NATO is no longer needed. Get the USA out of both NATO and the UN.
Pat Buchanan has spoken about this point at length- all of the conditions that were in place for all these groups such as the UN and NATO, and many treaties, they are all long gone.
We need to be rid of a list of things, accords, treaties, all these chains that today have wound up robbing and binding us.
Nothing anymore is what it was all originally about.
It’s all corrupt outdated useless rubbish !!
Grifting deadbeats. Fund your own wars.
Especially the fake one in Ukraine
I see it. And once you see it, you can never go back to the time before when you didnt.
At the point where not watching or listening to the devil at all makes reality much clearer. In other words, Ive seen enough.
Yeessssss, my preciousssss…
Snake oil salesman.
NATO the EU the UN are all globalist controlled entities. The only reason they want the US in NATO is so they can waste money on advancing their agenda and not on military needs. Meanwhile the US drives up their deficit spending self destructing on defense spending.
Are they purposely trying to keep him from solving our domestic issues? Of course.
Thank God he’s laser focused, but it feels like they are trying to pull him all over the place on purpose.
Ordinarily I would agree with those who say to leave NATO behind, but if President Trump is signing a resolution with Iran which necessitates inspections to determine that they have not resumed nuclear weapons ambitions, then I would feel better if those inspections did not fall entirely on our shoulders.
Turkey is part of NATO. Would you trust them to conduct nuclear inspections in Iran? Not this girl!
The International Atomic Energy Agency does not inspire confidence without direct supervision from US officials either.
There is quite possibly something to be gained; when people are hard up enough to grovel they are very pliable.
Has it not been amazingly amusing to watch the long line of our betters having to sit in the oval office and kiss a$$.
First a little then all at once. Will Europe make it to the midterms?? If we started a major draw.down tommorow would.the population of Europe notice?? Would they react?? Would they see the possibility of a return to normalcy and stability dematerialize?
That was a bad movie too.
This guy must have been a car salesman.
NATO has outlived its usefulness especially with the European parasites having America foot their defense bill all these years. Europe is no longer relevant on the world stage and members such as the UK and Germany are self destructing via nonsense like the build back better green energy scam. Let them self-implode, the US has more important things to do like build a coalition in our neighborhood with Canada, Mexico, South and Central America.
Somebody told the dope he needed to suck up to PDJT really hard.. unaware of the fact PDJT does not care about obvious boot licking and ass kissing …
The private conversations are the ones that count.
Wouldn’t you love to be a fly on the wall?
Rutte could not fix the mess in his country, the Netherlands, so he resigned and like many similar situations of failed politicians and leaders was promoted. Why if he could not fix a smaller problem but succeed at fixing a much bigger problem the one NATO faces?
He fueled the mess in his country. His reward was promotion to NATO – to fuel the demise of the Western civilization. .
Rutte was filmed on his way into the meeting
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/ksj0aJdDnB8?ra=m
That would be a Hard No from me.
Falsus in uno; Falsus in omnibus.
False in one thing; false in all things.
You people (NATO) failed to support us, the Union States when we could have used your help, you will not even attempt to carry your fair share of the load, and you belittle us, the United States whenever you get a chance, So No!
You people can have NATO, because Trump is building a Western Hemisphere, North America & South America coalition.
Just remember PDJT, how much BLOOD we have lost from our sons and daughters defending these ungrateful people in two World Wars. Do not bend one inch to these parasites.
everyone is just waiting on Trump to be gone, all of them. The EU, the ChiComms, Canada, Mexico, Iran, the deep-state, and the GOP. They all hate him and they all want him gone.
The GOP senate has been the first to openly crack on how much they all hate Trump. He seriously stalled-out their honey-pot of taxpayer cash and it’ll take a few years to recover after he’s gone.
The EU and the GOP have a ton in-common…….
Pray for good, strong, MAGA / USA-First structure and people to be in place by the time this term is over.
So many on the mark comments here early in the comment game, not meant to be high humor. Yet, I could not stop LOLing. It started with Rutte tap dancing so fast. The expressions on the faces of others were great, also especially, Pres. DJT, approximately 8:18 in the video and his answers. guffaw-worthy. Thank you all.
When you see NATO, think EU, and ask yourself two questions.
Who is the EU considering for membership?
Who is making war with Russia?
NATO is to stopping wars as the as the SPLC is to stopping racism.
They create the reasons for their continued existence.
I’m reminded of the Mel Brooks line in Blazing Saddles:
“We have to protect our phoney baloney jobs gentlemen.”
May be a good time for Trump to bring up Greenland again with the G7 bunch.
Mr. President please leave NATO now.
Getting these vibes;
The president said fewer troops and weapons in Europe. Let them fend and spend for themselves. We will concentrate in the Middle East and the far east. Who can really argue with that policy??
Can someone please tell me the name of the man sitting next to Pete Hegseth. Thank you.