And forget any serious focus on countering China. The leaders of NATO’s would-be Asia partners – South Korea and Japan – bailed to deal with the economic fallout of Trump bombing the Middle East and spiking their oil prices.
And so NATO stumbles on, proving that when Trump cracks the whip, Europe says, “Thank you, sir, may I have another?”
The latest NATO summit was the priciest humiliation fetish ever produced
Fresh off dropping an “F bomb” on both Iran and Israel for blowing up the only ceasefire in history ever announced exclusively on his social media feed , US President Donald Trump hopped on his jet and headed straight to the NATO summit. Everyone wondered what mood he’d land in after crossing the Atlantic.

Hard to believe this guy was once the prime minister of the Netherlands. Oh, President Trump, way to really stick it to Europe! What a wonderful thing you’ve just done to make almost all of Europe subsidize the American military industrial complex to the tune of 5% of their GDP!
- Back when Trump first started hounding Europe to cough up 2.5% of their GDP for defense, European leaders rolled their eyes.
- But after nuking their own energy-driven economy with their anti-Russia, pro-Ukraine policies, they’ve decided to embrace the idea like they thought of it themselves.
- Nothing like selling European taxpayers on buying a ton more US and European hardware under the pretext of a hypothetical 2030 Russian invasion.
- Perfect cover for a spending spree that will become the problem of whoever’s in office by then (ie. not them).
Trump initially wanted them all on a 2.5% spending target. But heaven forbid American arms dealers hog all the action. Europe’s military industrial complex needs a piece too. Hence, 5% for everyone and a double-dip dinner at the weapons buffet.
Trump showed up straight from showcasing US bombs on Iranian soil – one giant demo reel for his European customers. When he landed, Rutte practically faceplanted directly into Trump’s backside.
Way to thank an arsonist for putting out his own fire. What’s next: nominating him for Fireman of the Year? Even the press did a double-take, basically asking Rutte, Bro, you sure you want him reading your fan mail on live TV? Answer: Absolutely. “Not embarrassed,” Rutte replied.
Between remarks like that and all the gushing about how Trump was making Europe pay for the privilege of being extorted for a protection racket that Trump says isn’t even sure that he would honor, it all sounded so sadomasochistic that I started to feel like maybe I should be paying for this kind of kinky TV content. Or I guess you could say that European taxpayers already are – to the tune of 5% of GDP.
And as for Europe being taken to the cleaners, Rutte had this to say about those who might struggle to pay up, like Spain, which opted to stick to 2%:
“Countries have to find the money.”
Easy to say as the former Dutch Prime Minister – and now, unelected NATO chief – safely off the electoral hook.
- How long before other NATO leaders realize that they can say no, too?
- Polish President Andrzej Duda already called the 5% pledge a mere “gentleman’s agreement,” insisting there’d be no penalties for ignoring it.
Sounds like those school spirit rallies where the star quarterback expects everyone to cheer for the big game, then everyone just goes home and does their own thing afterwards.
Speaking of which, Ukraine apparently isn’t the center of the universe anymore. “The fact that Zelensky will not participate in any official form at the NATO summit clearly indicates that the previous chapter is over,” Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán suggested. “The Americans, Turks, Slovaks and we have made it clear we do not want to sit at the same table with him.” Zelensky even swapped the pizza delivery look for undertaker chic. Perhaps a better match for the current state of his country. Or maybe just his ego. . .
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