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BumRushDaShow

(174,541 posts) Mon Jul 6, 2026, 07:22 AM Jul 6

US taking stock of NATO as Trump heads to Turkey for summit

Source: ABC News

July 6, 2026, 5:04 AM

President Donald Trump will head to the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, this week as an unstable ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran and Trump's feud with his NATO allies continue.

The summit will be held Tuesday and Wednesday at the Beştepe Presidential Compound and chaired by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The formal opening is scheduled for Tuesday and the event is expected to conclude the following day, when Trump will hold a news conference.

Trump's trip will be brief. He is expected to leave the White House Monday night and return to the U.S. on Wednesday evening.

While in Turkey, the president is expected to take part in a bilateral meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and participate in a number of working sessions.

Read more: https://abcnews.com/Politics/us-taking-stock-nato-trump-heads-turkey-summit/story?id=134444596

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US taking stock of NATO as Trump heads to Turkey for summit (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jul 6 OP

Don't mind me... Hugin Jul 6 #1

"Taking stock of NATO". That's BS WestMichRad Jul 6 #2

Why do they care? ananda Jul 6 #6

Makes me nervous.... Bayard Jul 6 #3

You're probably right. Ray Bruns Jul 6 #5

. . . and "participate in" a number of working sessions. RobertDevereaux Jul 6 #4

a drone takes out Qatar jet dave99 Jul 6 #7

Translated Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 6 #8

Time for all the other NATO nations to withdraw and create their own Justice matters. Jul 6 #9

the very IDEA that orange assclown is "representing" America Skittles Jul 6 #10

Why "US taking stock ..." ?, should be "Trump taking stock ... " dave99 Jul 6 #11

The "US" is not taking stock of NATO MissouriDem47 Jul 6 #12

More accurately: "NATO taking stock of US" PSPS Jul 6 #13

Fresh off his 90 minute call with his Kremlin advisor. LiberalLovinLug Jul 6 #14

Great..Just Great. Another reality to embarrass the American citizens... chouchou Jul 6 #15

It's as if George Washington stage left Jul 6 #16

Hugin

(38,158 posts)

1. Don't mind me...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 07:44 AM

Jul 6

Only a little tweak here and there.

“ … expected to ~~take part~~ nap through ~~in a~~ ( singular or plural? )bilateral meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and ~~participate in~~ stink up a number of working sessions.”

WestMichRad

(3,586 posts)

2. "Taking stock of NATO". That's BS

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 07:48 AM

Jul 6

Preparing to torpedo them would be more like it.

ananda

(35,998 posts)

6. Why do they care?

Reply to WestMichRad (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 10:29 AM

Jul 6

They don't need Trump.

He'd just be a liability anyway.

Bayard

(30,945 posts)

3. Makes me nervous....

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 08:06 AM

Jul 6

I hope he's not planning to announce pulling out of NATO. Maybe that's what that 2 hour phone call with Putin was about on Saturday.

Ray Bruns

(7,112 posts)

5. You're probably right.

Reply to Bayard (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 10:24 AM

Jul 6

Trump is a traitorous asshole.

RobertDevereaux

(2,051 posts)

4. . . . and "participate in" a number of working sessions.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 09:50 AM

Jul 6

Misspelled "sleep through".

dave99

(815 posts)

7. a drone takes out Qatar jet

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 10:41 AM

Jul 6

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(139,543 posts)

8. Translated

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 12:59 PM

Jul 6

Donny is throwing another tantrum and plans to take a shit on the conference table.

Justice matters.

(10,311 posts)

9. Time for all the other NATO nations to withdraw and create their own

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 01:40 PM

Jul 6

"Antifascist Alliance"

Just "copy" (adopt) the Charter and leave the Fascist nation out of it alone.

Skittles

(174,082 posts)

10. the very IDEA that orange assclown is "representing" America

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 02:53 PM

Jul 6

and

dave99

(815 posts)

11. Why "US taking stock ..." ?, should be "Trump taking stock ... "

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 04:38 PM

Jul 6

US has nothing to do with Republicans and Trump

MissouriDem47

(481 posts)

12. The "US" is not taking stock of NATO

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 04:44 PM

Jul 6

It is not the "US" but Trump who assessing how much damage he can do to NATO.

PSPS

(15,434 posts)

13. More accurately: "NATO taking stock of US"

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 04:44 PM

Jul 6

LiberalLovinLug

(14,794 posts)

14. Fresh off his 90 minute call with his Kremlin advisor.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 05:02 PM

Jul 6

Its like having Putin there in person. I predict all kinds of whining and criticism from the orange oaf against his fellow NATO members.

chouchou

(3,501 posts)

15. Great..Just Great. Another reality to embarrass the American citizens...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 07:31 PM

Jul 6

Wish he would stay home, eat hamburgers and fill up his diapers...

stage left

(3,393 posts)

16. It's as if George Washington

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 08:10 PM

Jul 6

let Benedict Arnold take charge of the Continental Army and he was getting his orders from Cornwallis.

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