Trump's interview with Politico focused in part on a new national security strategy that sharply criticizes European allies and warns against NATO expansion.

The Nato chief said Nato countries' pledge to spend 5% of GDP on defence is Donald Trump's "biggest foreign policy success".

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the former Dutch prime minister, referred to Trump as "daddy" during the alliance's annual summit in June. But Trump's own administration has also called him "daddy" in recent months, raising questions about the origins of the president's nickname.

President Donald Trump has urged allies to up their defense spending. And in an interview with Politico’s Dasha Burns, Trump jokingly said,

President Donald Trump has called on NATO allies to stop buying Russian oil and back sweeping new sanctions and tariffs on Moscow and Beijing, arguing the measures would help quickly end Russia’s years-long war with Ukraine. In a Truth Social post ...

America’s new vision of its place in the world has left its European allies wondering whether Nato can survive in its current form.

Europe still wants and needs to work with Trump. But this year's made it clear they're increasingly on their own.

Trump said the US needs Greenland for ‘national protection’, adding: ‘We have to have it.’ This has unsurprisingly angered leaders of the country, with Copenhagen set to call their US ambassador for ‘an explanation’. It is no secret Trump has been looking to take over the mineral-rich land due to its strategic location.