Trump Arrives in Ankara to Reshape NATO With Defense Spending as New Currency
🎖️ ANKARA — Trump is using NATO to rank allies by wallet, not loyalty. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Defense spending as political weight turns Italy's 1.5% GDP into a liability Meloni must defend while domestic austerity constrains any new pledge. First Trump-Meloni meeting since their clash: she needs US goodwill for Hormuz-linked energy security but can't absorb a public rebuke before budget season. NATO's southern flank is her only leverage.
