World leaders and diplomats attending the NATO meetings were correct in worrying that an “angry and exhausted” Donald Trump would disrupt the proceedings and their fears came true after an outburst from the president about the Iran war, combined with new complaints, creating fresh concerns.
Reporting from the meetings in Turkey, reporter Ines de La Cuerta told the "Morning Joe" panel that the American president has everyone on edge.
Co-host Jonathan Lemire prompted her with, “There are so many headlines to sift through out of NATO. President Trump again, demanding that the U.S. be given Greenland, reigniting a trade war with Spain. But obviously, the major headline is the sound we played at the top of this hour: him suggesting that he believes the ceasefire could be over. He suggested negotiations could continue. But we're seeing hostilities, our biggest set of hostilities in the region in weeks. Give us the latest as to what's happening.”
“Yeah, that's right, John,” she replied. “And I think NATO allies are frankly shocked by what they're hearing coming out of President Trump. We knew this was going to be a tense summit, but it is, you know, a lot more tense, I think, than we expected.”
“So, on Iran, you heard President Trump there talking about how the Iranians are sick, how they're scum. He was asked if the MOU is dead, if the ceasefire is over. And he said as far as he's concerned, it is over. He did say that he would speak to his negotiators,” she added.