In a chilling on-camera moment, Rutte pushes back against Trump’s repeated attacks on the alliance, as Trump openly mocks NATO—claiming Europe “never helps” and that the U.S. alone carries the burden of global security. The confrontation unfolds against the backdrop of the Greenland dispute, deepening fears of a widening transatlantic rift.
00:00There was one soldier from another NATO country who did not come back to his family.
00:05From the Netherlands, from Denmark, particularly from other countries.
00:08So you can be assured, absolutely, if ever the US would be under attack, your allies will be with you.
00:14Absolutely, there's an absolute guarantee, I really want to tell you.
00:17Is it reassuring to hear the NATO Secretary General say NATO will defend the United States if it comes under attack?
00:23Well, I hope that that's true. I mean, he's a good man, he's never lied to me before.
00:30You know, we've had a good relationship and he made that statement, that's nice.
00:33Since coming in, in January, Trump 47, basically getting the Europeans and Canada to really step up
00:40and that led to the enormous success we had in the Hague with the 5%, which is crucial to defend ourselves
00:46and to also equalize this what the US is paying. This was a problem already there since Eisenhower.
00:51I thank the media for being here. We've taken long trips. And this was a long one.
00:57But it's been working very well. We're having tremendous meetings with heads of state,
01:02with people of very big consequence having to do with war and peace, which is why we're here.
01:08And I just want to thank the Secretary General for being with us. We have a few things to discuss.
01:14It was a meeting I actually look very forward to. He's doing a fantastic job. We've been friends.
01:20We lifted GDP from 2% to 5% together. That was done jointly.
01:26And it worked out really very well. And we appreciate it, Mark.
01:30So we'll be talking about various things. We'll be talking about Greenland. I imagine it may come up in our discussion.
01:36But I think the trip has been amazing so far. It's been amazing. As you know, we're staying and tomorrow we're doing something else.
01:45Having to do with the Board of Peace. We're getting tremendous acceptance of that. It's going to be great.
01:51So we'll see how that all works out. But we're doing that tomorrow. So thank you very much. Media, thank you very much.
01:57And Mark, could you just...
01:58Yeah, just briefly. What I just wanted to say again, as I did this morning when I was on a panel, I want to thank you again for what you did since coming in, in January.
02:06Trump 47. Basically, getting the Europeans and Canada to really step up. And that led to the enormous success we had in The Hague with the 5%, which is crucial.
02:16To defend ourselves. And to also equalize what the U.S. is paying. This was a problem already there since Eisenhower. I always tell the Europeans, you're completely committed to NATO.
02:25But there is also one irritant. And it is this factor. That the Europeans were not paying the same as the U.S. was paying. And we solved it. And this is crucial also because we need the money to protect ourselves.
02:36There is one thing I heard you say yesterday and today. You were not absolutely sure that the Europeans would come to the rescue of the U.S. if you were attacked.
02:44Let me tell you. They will. And they did in Afghanistan, as you know, for every American who paid the ultimate...
02:52For every two Americans who paid the ultimate price, there was one soldier from another NATO country who did not come back to his family.
03:00From the Netherlands, from Denmark, particularly, from other countries. So you can be assured, absolutely, if ever the U.S. would be under attack, your allies will be with you.
03:09Absolutely. There's an absolute guarantee. I really want to tell you this because it is important. It pains me if you think it is not.
03:15And under your leadership, this alliance is stronger than ever.
03:18Thank you very much. Great compliment. Any questions?
03:22Mr. President, the Danish foreign minister rejected your call to negotiate on Greenland. What will those...
03:28I didn't call them. No, sorry. The pres...the Danish foreign minister rejected what you said in your speech that you were hoping to negotiate to acquire agreement, essentially saying that this is not something that they are willing to discuss. So what will those negotiations look like?
03:44Well, they didn't tell me that. So when they tell me, because I don't like getting a second hand, if he wants to tell me, he'll tell me that to my face.
03:50And when will you be discussing this? I have no idea. When you said...
03:54I'll be discussing it with this man right here. He's frankly more important.
03:58Mr. President, when you said you would remember if Denmark did not agree to a deal on Greenland, what did you mean? What are the consequences?
04:06You'll have to figure that out for yourself. You're a smart guy.
04:09Mr. President, do you see a price for Greenland that's reasonable? I could see that, yeah.
04:14How would you calculate that? I could see that. But there's a bigger price, and that's the price of safety and security and national security and international security having to do with many of your countries.
04:26That's really the price, and that's the big price. And as you know, we're doing the Golden Dome. It's going to be very expensive.
04:33And it's better if we have Greenland than it is without. It's going to be safer. It's going to be stronger. It's going to be better for Europe, and it's going to be better for us.
04:41And so we'll see what happens. Any other questions?
04:45Is it reassuring to hear the NATO Secretary General say NATO will defend the United States if it comes under attack?
04:52Well, I hope that that's true. I mean, he's a good man. He's never lied to me before.
04:59You know, we've had a good relationship, and he made that statement in this scenario.
05:02And I just, you know, when I see what's happening with Greenland, I wonder, because I want Greenland for security.
05:08I don't want it for anything else. We have so much rare earth, we don't know what to do with it.
05:13We don't need it for anything else. And in terms of Greenland, you know, you have to go 25 feet down through ice to get it.
05:20It's not something that a lot of people are going to do or want to do.
05:24No, this is security we're talking about. And I can say one thing about Mark.
05:28He wants security, and he wants security for all of us, I think, because we're a member of NATO.
05:32We're a member of NATO. He wants security for NATO and beyond.
05:36So when he says that, Steve, I think it's, you know, it's very nice.
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