Travel pool #19 (Trump-Rutte meeting begins; Rutte says NATO would come to US defense
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- Alex Leary
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- Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 7:28 PM CET
Pool entering room for meeting with NATO’s Rutte.
Otter link:
https://otter.ai/u/-4oYYdcdfsnb9cwlmXSfZyJGKxM
Trump said Rutte is doing a “fantastic job” and mentioned raising NATO-member defense spending.
Rutte thanked Trump for his efforts on that front. And he insisted NATO members would come to US defense if attacked, noting 9/11.
“Let me tell you: they will.”
Price for Greenland? “I could see that,” Trump said. Didn’t elaborate.
“I want Greenland for security,” Trump said, dismissing rare earths.
Press out at 7:26.
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