President Donald Trump inadvertently dropped a stunning claim on Wednesday about his views on the administration's legal authority to strike alleged drug boats in international waters during a news conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is set to visit the United States on 21-22 October to meet US President Donald Trump to discuss the Alliance's backing for Ukraine and Trump's peace efforts . Details: Rutte is travelling to meet Trump on 22 October to discuss issues related to Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addressed swirling concerns about rising tensions between Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.

Since Stoltenberg stepped down in November 2024, Trump has further reshaped NATO’s defense spending expectations in 2025, pushing allies at the alliance’s summit in The Hague in June 2025 toward a new benchmark of 5 percent of GDP by 2035. Update 09/29/25, 3:14 p.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from White House spokesperson Anna Kelly.

President Donald Trump's efforts to broker a ceasefire deal between Ukraine and Russia hit a hard patch this month.

Trump has not publicly said what he intends to name the ballroom, but officials say it's already being referred to as "The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom."

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he believes NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft when they violate NATO airspace.

NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday he discussed the issue of sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump and it is still under review.