After the NATO summit, U.S. President Trump answered journalists' questions at Beştepe and made important statements. Trump said in summary:
Thanked Erdoğan
I thank President Erdoğan. He is running a very successful and good country. Erdoğan has been a very good ally. A very big country. Has a very strong army. Militarily quite strong. He is doing a very good job. The airport was beautiful.
They built a new terminal for our arrival. He did a great job.
We did what needed to be done in Iran
I also thank Rutte. It's not easy to lead so many leaders. I felt sorry that the press could not see the speakers. It was bad that the press didn't see what we did. 47 years ago, we did what needed to be done in Iran. We eliminated Iran's military capacity in a few weeks.
We eliminated the runways at the airports. Their leaders were also eliminated. They have few missile launchers. Most of these were destroyed.
We made the best contribution to NATO
The U.S. provides by far the best contribution to NATO. They started to respect us. We talked about reaching the 5 percent target. Some responded to calls. Some will also heed the calls. We will get trillions of dollars for defense.
You couldn't see the respect and love in the room. They told me 'We love you.' These are grown people. I'm calling on them to reach 5 percent. This number should have been like this for years. The best defense companies make the best equipment. We must also produce for other countries. Instead of waiting 1-2 years, maybe we'll wait 2 weeks and get it. Many people are waiting to buy defense equipment.
Europe and Canada are spending this money in the U.S. We have received exactly $19.2 trillion in investment. The previous administration could not get such investment. One of our best relationships is with Turkey. (F-35) The best plane in the world. Everyone wants it. We will talk about to whom we will give it. He is not a fan of Bibi, but he stayed out of the war. I haven't made a final decision yet, but my inclination is in this direction. He helped us in such a way. And China also helped.
They didn't enter the war. Because, you know why, they respect our country.
Iran cannot have nuclear weapons
The Iran war is a huge success. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. They have no ships left. They have no radars. You say this is not a success, but it is a huge success. Fake news says how well Iran is doing, but they are in a very bad situation. We can even see the name of the person entering the facility.
If someone goes to the facility, we will strike. If we hadn't done this, they would have had a nuclear weapon.
It was a very successful summit
I met with many leaders at the summit. I met with President Erdoğan, Ukraine's leader Zelensky, and Syria's President Shara. Shara is doing a great job. In our conversation, it was very clear that the U.S. is back. There was love in the room. It was a very successful summit. I thank President Erdoğan again.
I thank many leaders and Secretary General Rutte.
Trump prefers Turkish flag
While country leaders carried their own national flags on their vehicles, Trump's use of the Turkish flag drew attention.
I am at the top of Iran's list
I am at the top of Iran's kill order. But I don't care. I'm doing my job. Air Force One will go to Europe. We're sending it so the military can see.
("You are about to go to war with Iran again. What do you expect from your European allies?) They hit a few ships. We hit harder. We have better equipment. Maybe we can hit tonight. We speak their language. What is happening will end quickly.
Hungarian PM: No weapons to Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said, 'We continue humanitarian aid to Ukraine, but Hungary will not send weapons or soldiers to Ukraine.'
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