You are right and to people who are not predisposed to trash Trump or are simply nervous Nellie gloom and doomers it seems clear.
Trump wanted something from NATO and he got what he wanted. In return he was asked to remove NATO from the “obsolete” list.
Quid Pro Quo, happens all the time and it’s good business.
I took the message of this Press Conference as: NATO WILL DANCE TO OUR TUNE, AND BE USED TO OUR ADVANTAGE. NO MORE ONE-WORLD CRAP! A STRONG AMERICA FIRST!