Trump to Attend June NATO Summit at The Hague, White House Says
Donald Trump will attend the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit at The Hague, the White House said, as the US president seeks to rally the alliance's members to step up defense spending.
'I can confirm he will be going to the NATO summit,' White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday.
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