Watch live as Donald Trump meets Nato secretary general Mark Rutte at the White House on Thursday, 13 March, after Elon Musk called for the United States to leave the alliance. The head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) took to X to write “I agree” to a post stating “It’s time to leave NATO and the UN.

President Trump is scheduled to meet with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte around noon on Thursday. The meeting comes as Trump demands that European countries spend more on their own security, including the ongoing costs of supporting Ukraine’s defensive war against Russia.

The head of NATO is expected to speak with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte comes after Trump called on European allies to contribute more to the alliance’s defense fund.