The
White House • July 11, 2018
The Day Ahead
President
Donald J. Trump continues his European trip, participating in a
welcoming ceremony in Belgium with First Lady Melania Trump. Watch
live at 1:10 p.m. ET.
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This morning in Europe
As
the NATO summit began in Brussels, President Trump delivered
a clear message to America’s allies: The transatlantic Alliance is
too important not to invest in. “The United States is paying far
too much, and other countries are not paying enough,” the President
said this morning.
NATO
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg echoed that goal. “We
will continue to focus on defense spending, because as the President
just said, NATO Allies have to invest more in defense, and that’s
not exactly what they’re doing,” he said. President Trump thanked
the Secretary General for working hard to make progress. “He
understands the problem.”
While
former President Obama also urged our NATO allies to share
the defense burden, President Trump is the one getting results. Since
President Trump took office, each member state has increased its
defense spending: In 2017 alone, we saw an increase of more than 4.8
percent in defense spending among our NATO Allies. “But that’s
not nearly enough,” President Trump makes clear.
Why
it matters: America’s
lasting commitment to NATO
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Support builds for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Judge
Brett Kavanaugh is widely admired as a brilliant jurist with
impeccable legal credentials, and those qualifications are earning
him widespread support on Capitol Hill and beyond. In less than 48
hours since President Trump announced Judge Kavanaugh as his nominee
for the High Court, nearly 100 members of Congress and counting have
expressed their support.
Former
President George W. Bush weighed in, as well. “President
Trump has made an outstanding decision in nominating Judge Brett
Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Brett is a brilliant jurist who has
faithfully applied the Constitution and laws throughout his 12 years
on the D.C. Circuit,” the former President says.
Senate
leaders agree. “President Trump has made a superb choice,”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says. Senate Judiciary
Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) adds that “Judge Kavanaugh
is one of the most qualified Supreme Court nominees to come before
the Senate.”
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Photo of the Day
Official
White House Photo by Shealah Craighead
President
Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump depart for Brussels,
Belgium | July 10, 2018
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