Thursday, July 09, 2026

After Insulting Allies at NATO Summit, Trump Says They Love Him

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The meeting in Turkey featured President Trump at his most mercurial, veering from scorn to praise for European countries, including some whose patience with mollifying him has worn thin.

Screenshot taken from this NYT article. | President Trump at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday. Credit: Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump’s head-spinning appearance at the NATO Summit in Ankara on Wednesday began with him insulting vast swaths of Europe during the morning sessions and finished just hours later with him declaring that the whole thing had been one big kumbaya session.

“I just want to say there was tremendous love in that room,” he said at a news conference not long after he had said repeatedly that “I’m not happy with NATO.”

Describing his meetings behind closed doors, he boasted: “They said, ‘Sir, we love you.’ These are grown people saying that. Isn’t that nice?”

“Maybe they’re trying to get to me, and in a way, they did,” he said. “Because there was tremendous unity in that room.” » | Tyler Pager and Shawn McCreesh | Tyler Pager and Shawn McCreesh are White House correspondents. They reported from Ankara, Turkey. | Wednesday, July 8, 2026

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Donnie’s dementia must surely be progressing rapidly if he truly thinks he is loved here in Europe. From what I read and observe, it is hard to find anyone who likes him still less loves him! Clearly, POTUS is living in a world of his own! 😊 — © Mark Alexander