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NATO's Rutte to visit Washington next week for 'long-planned' visit
Reuters ^ | April 1, 2026

Posted on 04/01/2026 2:55:24 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Washington next week for a "long-planned" visit, a spokesperson for the military alliance said on Wednesday.

"I can confirm that the Secretary General will be in DC next week for a long-planned visit," NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said. No further details of the trip were immediately available.

The visit was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: European Union
KEYWORDS: allisonhart; europeanunion; markrutte; nato

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1 posted on 04/01/2026 2:55:24 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

It is an emergency meeting for certain. I will be tuning in to Trump’s address tonight.


2 posted on 04/01/2026 2:58:00 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( Neocons in love with the Ukraine War hate how long the Iran War is taking..........)
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To: wildcard_redneck

Yeh, begging Trump not to ditch NATO. 😏


3 posted on 04/01/2026 3:21:15 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: wildcard_redneck
Yep.

And Marco Rubio is supporting Trump 100%.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Question Must be Asked: “Why are we in NATO”? (Apr 1, 2026)

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/04/01/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-the-question-must-be-asked-why-are-we-in-nato/
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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ0Y_w4AZyA

4 posted on 04/01/2026 3:21:56 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

He actually told his E.U. counterparts that NATO is nothing without the USA and has said it multiple times! I look forward to his visit and hope centering on muslim removal gets discussed...got to be some desolate sand somewhere to dump these Godforsaken beings.


5 posted on 04/01/2026 3:25:11 PM PDT by mythenjoseph (Islam is not compatible within a free society.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Long planned my Aunt Fanny.


6 posted on 04/01/2026 3:29:14 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: MinorityRepublican

You know what. The heck with NATO, dump ‘em.


7 posted on 04/01/2026 3:29:59 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

We should withdraw from Europe. We have bases in the Middle East.


8 posted on 04/01/2026 3:38:56 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Beowulf9

“”””You know what. The heck with NATO, dump ‘em””””
3If we cannot fly over your country or land at your airbases how can we make sure we have the equipment on hand to open the straight?

France should look at the cemeteries on their land with the dead Americans from two world wars and ask who has been there in the past for them. They should ask who sent their men to die to free their country.

The UK should ask who supplied them with the food fuel and ammo to defend their country when Germany was attacking them. Who paid in blood and treasure to keep them free.

Europe should ask who protected them during the cold war from the USSR.

The USA has been doing the dirty work for Europe for two centuries starting with the defeat of the Barbery coast pirates.

The USA has a long history protecting Europe. We don’t need to any longer. Especially when we know that they are afraid of a little decent from an invading rabble from the middle east who want them dead anyway. We know now that Europe will not give us the most basic need of flying over their country or using an airbase.


9 posted on 04/01/2026 4:36:55 PM PDT by jimpick
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To: jimpick
The USA has a long history protecting Europe.

Obviously, we've made many mistakes in doing that. So it's time for Europe to stand on their own two feet.

10 posted on 04/01/2026 4:45:19 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

NATO ​Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Washington next ‌week for what a spokesperson for the military alliance called a “long-planned visit”. All, what country is he from?


11 posted on 04/01/2026 4:46:53 PM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch Wrthym because + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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He’s from the Netherlands, but supports Trump regarding NATO.


12 posted on 04/01/2026 4:51:54 PM PDT by Pamlico (Support President Trump and oppose traitors at every opportunity)
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To: kawhill

Hard to say, he could be Dutch, or from one of the countries like Holland, or he could be from someplace else, like the Netherlands.


13 posted on 04/01/2026 4:52:48 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: jimpick

We have 11 permanent cemeteries in France for our American war dead. Covering over 600 acres of land. Do not be fully shocked to hear one day that France is considering a repurposing of that land, or at least some of it. They will soon be running out of room where to place the incoming Muslims.


14 posted on 04/01/2026 4:55:34 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: MinorityRepublican

Unfortunately, he has no control over his NATO Member countries. He’s the only NATO European rationale guy but he can’t do anything about his crazy Member countries.


15 posted on 04/01/2026 4:57:44 PM PDT by Old Retired Army Guy (That's)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Boot his ass out! Bring our troops home. WW 2 ended 81 years ago.


16 posted on 04/01/2026 5:15:34 PM PDT by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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