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President of United States, Donald Trump, has again criticised European nations for their lack of support in the US-Israel fight against Iran.
During a meeting with NATO chief, Mark Rutte on Wednesday in the Oval Office of the White House, Trump expressed his dissatisfaction that NATO alliance members did not participate in the military efforts.
“We didn’t need assistance on this at all. We defeated them in literally the first week,” Trump said regarding Iran.
“However, it would have been appreciated if they had expressed a desire to assist. We didn’t even require it, but it would have been nice if they had offered.”
Trump, who has openly contemplated reducing the United States’ involvement in the transatlantic alliance, indicated that he would further address this issue with Rutte in a private discussion.
“We’re going to be discussing what transpired, and we’ll see what unfolds,” he stated.
The US President has often voiced his disappointment that European countries did not contribute more to the US efforts in its conflict with Iran, which triggered weeks of turmoil throughout the Middle East and reverberated through the global economy.
Rutte’s visit to the Oval Office occurs at a pivotal moment, as NATO is scheduled to conduct its annual summit in Ankara, the capital of Turkiye, in approximately two weeks on July 7.
Rutte is generally perceived as sympathetic to Trump, and critics interpret his visit to the White House as an effort to placate the US president.
During the meeting on Wednesday, Trump commended Rutte, referring to him as a “great guy, great leader, great secretary-general.”
US President Donald Trump has suggested renaming the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to “NICE” by adding the letter “N” for “National,” saying the change would confuse critics in the media and among Democratic Party opponents.
In a post shared on his official X handle on Saturday, Trump launched a poll on the proposal while defending the agency and criticising its portrayal in the media.
“POLL: ICE has been abused by the Fake News Media at levels never seen before. They are Great Patriots who work hard and do a fantastic job in a very hostile environment,” he wrote.
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He added that “Much of this hostility is caused by the Dumocrats and the Fake News,” while outlining his idea to rebrand the agency.
“The concept I have had for quite some time — A strong feeling that the name of these Patriots, ‘ICE,’ should be changed to ‘NICE,’ in that it will totally discombobulate crooked, dishonest, and unpatriotic reporters and journalists,” he said.
Explaining further, Trump argued that journalists would be forced to use positive-sounding language when reporting on immigration enforcement activities if the change is adopted.
“For them to say, ‘We went to a NICE Facility today,’ as opposed to ‘ICE’ or ‘NICE Agents have deported a violent drug dealer,’ they won’t be able to handle it, they will go totally crazy!” he said, adding that the change would involve “just adding an ‘N’ (‘National’) to ‘ICE’ (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), a much more prestigious name.”
