US president’s flying 24-hour visit to Netherlands was originally scheduled to be twice as long

US president’s flying 24-hour visit to Netherlands was originally scheduled to be twice as long

US president likely to be in self-congratulatory mood, with most allies persuaded to sign up to defence spending target

President Trump is expected to talk about spending commitments from the alliance’s members, while NATO’s secretary general has been eager to avoid diplomatic blowups.

The US president refused to commit to the alliance’s mutual defence vow, as Washington warns it may shift focus to the threat from China.

THE HAGUE: US President Donald Trump swept into NATO’s Hague summit Tuesday, with allies hoping a pledge to ramp up defense spending will keep the mercurial leader of the military…