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Trump is ‘daddy' at NATO: Is the flattery working?

Trump is ‘daddy' at NATO: Is the flattery working?

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US correspondent Mark Stone and security and defence editor Deborah Haynes chat all things NATO Summit - the cringe-worthy 'Daddy' moment, as well as the substance to come out of it.
How is NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte handling Trump? And what next for the global conflicts commanding the agenda?
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