How Trump Became NATO's "DADDY"

At the NATO summit in The Hague, world leaders are doing everything they can to keep President Trump onside — and it’s working. After days of flattery and pledges to boost defence spending, Trump has reaffirmed the US commitment to NATO. No outbursts this time — just a president being treated like the bloc’s indispensable "daddy". But behind the unity, there’s hesitation. Why are NATO leaders so reluctant to call out Russian aggression? Are they being strategic — or just scared? Emily speaks to Estonia’s defence secretary and historian Peter Frankopan to find out. #nato #natosummit #trump #america #usa #uspolitics #europe #defence #thehague #estonia #Podcast #UKPodcast #PoliticsPodcast #News #Politics #NewsAgents #EmilyMaitlis #JonSopel #LewisGoodall Download The News Agents with Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall from 5PM every weekday on Global Player: https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/ Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@thenewsagents The News Agents is a Global Player Original podcast. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us on the Socials! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsagents.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenewsagents/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenewsagents Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewsagentsofficial Twitter: https://x.com/TheNewsAgents