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Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, Iran
Niamh Shackleton
Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, Iran
Donald Trump has done something which some would find to be a cardinal sin — sharing a private text message.
The president will have many important figures in his phone, one being NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Trump has been making waves in the world of politics since he came back into office at the beginning of the year, his tariff hikes being one thing to get people talking. And he recently got involved in foreign affairs once more and ordered an air strike of Iran's nuclear facilities over the weekend.
The POTUS' decision received a mixed response from fellow heads of state from around the globe. Some applauded Trump's move in a bid to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons, while others expressed concerns about a full-blown war being started.
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Someone in support of Trump's air strike is Rutte, who took the time to text the president such sentiments.
"Congratulations and thank you for your decisive action in Iran, that was truly extraordinary, and something no one else dared to do. It makes us all safer," Rutte's message read, per The Telegraph.
Referring to the NATO summit that's currently taking place in the Netherlands, Rutte added in his text sent yesterday (June 24): "You are flying into another big success in The Hague this evening. It wasn't easy but we've got them all signed onto 5 percent!"
The percentage Rutte was referring to was how much of each country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will be spend on the military, a key demand of Trump's.
Elsewhere in Rutte's gushing text to Trump, he spoke of what Europe should expect at this year's NATO summit, writing: "You will achieve something NO American president in decades could get done. Europe is going to pay in a BIG way, as they should, and it will be your win."
In an update issued today (June 25), it was confirmed that the five percent has been agreed upon, meaning NATO member states will now spend five percent GDP annual on defense and security in the next decade, says BBC — European countries included.
Following the news, Rutte told summit-goers: "For too long, one ally, the United States, carried too much of the burden. That changes today."
Also weighing in, Trump said the decision was a 'great victory for everybody'.
The NATO official also spoke to reporters about his feelings on Trump sharing his private text messages, saying there was nothing in the message that needed to stay secret, and insisiting that without President Trump, the two percent target defense spending for all NATO countries would never have been reached.