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Key takeaways from the Trump-dominated NATO summit

by The editor•26 June 2025•Posted inNPR

President Donald Trump speaks during a media conference at the end of the NATO summit as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen, in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

NATO’s summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday has been described as “transformational” and “historic.”

(Image credit: Alex Brandon)

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