Trump to wrap NATO meeting with news conference
President Trump has made it clear the U.S. and Turkey are friends — better friends than some other NATO allies.
Updated on: July 8, 2026 / 7:58 AM EDT / CBS News
President Trump plans to hold a press conference Wednesday, the final day of the NATO summit, after the U.S. launched more strikes on Iran that the alliance's secretary general called "absolutely necessary."
"It was a very strong response, and I'm with you on this," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said of the strikes , which were in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
The support from NATO came as Mr. Trump has been urging members of the alliance to spend more on their defense.
Mr. Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. should help Turkey, a country that has "frankly has been more helpful to the United States than many other more traditional countries."