VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-07-09
“I would argue that without you in this chair, this would not have happened,”
Mark Rutte · said 2026-07-08 · reported 2026-07-09
Rutte told Trump in a private meeting that increased European defense spending would not have happened without him.
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