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Trump shouted at NATO leaders in public. In private, it was a different story

2026-07-08 22:46:15Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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President Donald Trump spent the first hours at the NATO summit publicly attacking the alliance and listing a list of grievances that made allies fear the worst.

Then he went behind closed doors and changed his tone.

The president was much more positive on Wednesday, when he delivered a 30-minute final speech that did not include his desire to annex Greenland or criticism of Spain, his latest European target, according to four people who were granted anonymity to report details from the private meeting. While there was some criticism, there was also plenty of compliments.

"We want to stand with you," Trump said, according to a second participant in the meeting.

The change was a notable reversal for a president who has repeatedly threatened to leave the alliance and came after European leaders showered Trump with praise for helping to ensure allies increased their defense spending. But it was unclear to those present what specifically changed his stance.

“It was a bit unexpected, the atmosphere in the hall was much better than it seemed before,” said one of the four people. “His humor seemed to change.”

Trump boasted about the power of the US military and thanked leaders from Poland, Germany, the Baltic states and Norway for their contributions to the alliance.

“We just had our NATO meeting and it was a great meeting,” Trump said before a separate meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “You probably heard it was a great meeting, very… there was a lot of love in that room.”

His comments represented a sharp turn from his condemnations on Tuesday and Wednesday, when he sharply criticized NATO for not helping in the war with Iran and was incensed by Spain's refusal to spend more on defense. Trump went so far as to call for the U.S. and other countries to sever ties with Spain.

He did not mention any specific country on the “bad list” during the meeting, a diplomat said. “Only in his public comments.”

The twist also underscores why European leaders remain uneasy about a president who revels in his unpredictability. Carefully crafted American diplomatic statements are increasingly becoming relics, and what Trump says in one meeting may not represent his views in the next.

“I mean, this is what happens in the hall,” said an alliance official, who was granted anonymity to speak openly. “Let’s see what it means in public.”

European leaders went to great lengths to praise the US president during the summit. NATO chief Mark Rutte even told POLITICO that Trump's push to increase defense spending is "great news" for allies.

But the tension is far from resolved. The remainder of the conference is dominated by renewed hostilities with Iran and the issue of Greenland, which Trump has insisted should be “controlled” by the US.

Shortly after Trump made his previous bombastic comments about Greenland, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the island is not for sale, a stance shared even by her alliance colleagues.

“It is a well-known position of the United States that it wants to own and take Greenland,” Frederiksen said. “I hope it is equally well-known everywhere that this is not going to happen.”


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