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President Changes Tone At NATO Conference

April Ryan
July 12, 2018

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The silhouette of a journalist's hand is seen in the foreground as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference before departing the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, July 12, 2018. With Trump on stage is Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) — The silhouette of a journalist’s hand is seen in the foreground as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference before departing the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, July 12, 2018. With Trump on stage is Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Trump has changed his tone on NATO. Heading into the NATO summit in Brussels, the president was crying foul at not wanting to pay the agreed dues for defense with the other 28 NATO member nations. Now, the president is speaking highly of the 69 year old defense alliance.

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