The Hague, Netherlands
CNN
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It must have been the last thing NATO’s chief needed.
Late Tuesday, on the eve of a crucial summit that would lock in a generational investment in NATO’s defense, Donald Trump’s Truth Social account pinged with a single photo: a gushing message signed “Mark Rutte,” written in a carbon-copy Trump style and overflowing with sycophantic praise for the US president.
“You are flying into another big success in the Hague this evening,” Rutte’s message read.
“Europe is going to pay in a BIG way, as they should, and it will be your win,” he continued.
“You will achieve something NO…
