By Deutsche Welle (World News) | Created at 2024-11-23 08:40:53 | Updated at 2024-11-23 12:00:09
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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has met with President-elect Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, NATO spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah announced Saturday.
Palm Beach, Florida is the location of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
The two leaders "discussed the range of global security issues facing the Alliance," Dakhlallah said.
Trump is expected to push NATO members to pay more in defense expenditures in his second term. He has also claimed that he "would encourage" Russia to "do whatever the hell they want" to countries which he deems are not paying their bills.
Rutte had earlier expressed willingness to visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago after Trump was victorious over Kamala Harris in the November 5 US presidential election.
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