Trump Rebukes NATO Over Iran After Meeting With Alliance’s Chief

WATCH: NATO’s Mark Rutte traveled to Washington to temper Trump’s displeasure after members of the alliance refused to help him protect commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Andrea Palasciano reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Jeff Mason and Andrea Palasciano

April 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM UTC

Updated on

April 9, 2026 at 12:12 AM UTC

President Donald Trump lashed out at NATO after meeting with the military alliance’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, making clear that his anger over the organization’s stance on the Iran war remained acute.

“NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE!!!” the president wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday evening.