Sabre-rattling to ‘tremendous love’: erratic Trump dominates final hours of Nato summit

<p>Alliance leaders, who had feared the worst, will hail US president’s renewed support for article 5 as key victory</p><p>An erratic and at times irascible Donald Trump has said he felt a “tremendous love” from western leaders at the Nato summit, only hours after lambasting them over their defence spending and not helping the US in attacking Iran.</p><p>The US president’s mixed messaging dominated the final hours of the two-day gathering in Ankara, Turkey, beginning with him publicly calling Iran’s leadership scum and renewing his demand for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/08/trump-nato-summit-greenland-us-turkey-rutte-marine-le-pen-europe-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a4e6aba8f08fa9e96d5d472#block-6a4e6aba8f08fa9e96d5d472">control of Greenland</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/08/erratic-trump-dominates-final-hours-nato-summit">Continue reading...</a>