Donald Trump was in Europe for all of 24 hours this week, flying into The Hague to show his face at the NATO summit before hopping back aboard Air Force One and returning to Washington.
But this very short window provided plenty of insight into how America's Western allies are approaching their interactions with the US President.
The two-day event would typically see members of the transatlantic security bloc discuss a host of issues, particularly at a time when Russia's war continues to rage in Ukraine, the Middle East is mired in turmoil and China is growing ever stronger.
Instead, it was effectively watered down to a single-issue press conference in which NATO's European cohort promised to spend more on defence and thanked the US for the pleasure of doing so.
If it wasn't clear enough the first time round, leaders have recognised in Trump's second term that stroking the former reality TV star and real estate mogul's ego likely constitutes the path of least resistance in their dealings with him.
