WATCH: Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Rutte in the Oval Office

Trump has renewed his threats to leave the alliance, raising the stakes before the NATO leaders' summit in Turkey next month. But Rutte, who has become known as a Trump whisperer for his ability to charm the president, was looking to appease him Wednesday.

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According to PBS News’s source item, WATCH: Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Rutte in the Oval Office, Trump has renewed his threats to leave the alliance, raising the stakes before the NATO leaders’ summit in Turkey next month. But Rutte, who has become known as a Trump whisperer for his ability to charm the president, was looking to appease him Wednesday.

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