WASHINGTON—While hosting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House on June 24, U.S. President Donald Trump said the other members of the transatlantic alliance should show a greater sense of loyalty going forward.
As he returned to the White House last year, Trump championed a push for NATO members to commit to spending more of their respective annual gross domestic products (GDP) on bolstering their militaries. He has since pressed for the European alliance members to take on greater responsibility for the security of the continent.
When asked during an Oval Office press conference on June 23 what more the alliance members could do, Trump said, “I just want their loyalty.”…