President Trump, NATO Secretary General Rutte Issue Remarks Ahead of Bilateral Meeting
March 15, 2025
March 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 15 -- President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte issued the following remarks on March 13, 2025, ahead of their bilateral meeting:
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PRESIDENT TRUMP: Hello, everybody. It's great to be with a friend of mine, who was prime minister of the Netherlands, so I got to know him very well. We had a great relationship always.
SECRETARY GENERAL RUTTE: Absolutely.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Mark Rutte. Now he's secretary . . .
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PRESIDENT TRUMP: Hello, everybody. It's great to be with a friend of mine, who was prime minister of the Netherlands, so I got to know him very well. We had a great relationship always.
SECRETARY GENERAL RUTTE: Absolutely.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Mark Rutte. Now he's secretary . . .