US President Donald Trump (2ndL) speaks next to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (3rdR), US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as they meet during the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)