Trump to discuss possibility of leaving NATO with secretary general today, Leavitt says

President Trump is still considering withdrawing the U.S. from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and will discuss the topic this afternoon in a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House, Leavitt said.

Mr. Trump has threatened to leave the organization, in part over what he sees as a failure to come to the United States’ aid in Iran, even though the U.S. and Israel began the attacks. He has urged NATO allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, to little avail.

Leavitt said the president may speak after his meeting with Rutte, scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET. in the Oval Office.