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.

General Mark Rutte on Thursday. One point of conversation: Greenland. Trump argued NATO could play a key role in helping the U.S. acquire the island. The bilateral chat came as the U.S. is in the thick of trying to find a ceasefire deal in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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.