Trump Uses NATO Summits as Pressure Theater, White House Confirms
🎭 ANKARA — Trump's tough-guy NATO act is a strategy, not a tantrum. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Framing Trump's pressure as deliberate performance shifts the frame for European capitals: they're not managing an erratic ally — they're negotiating with a calculated extractor. No goodwill closes the gap, only spending commitments do. For Italy and France, already budgetarily exposed, the pressure won't pause after Ankara.