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Trump Clashes With Macron on NATO, Trade and Islamic State

Source: WSJ:
December 3, 2019 at 19:19
NATO’s 70th anniversary celebrations have become the setting of a political drama in which allies display disagreement over the organization’s role. WSJ’s James Marson explains what these tensions mean for the future of the alliance. Photo: Ludovic M
NATO’s 70th anniversary celebrations have become the setting of a political drama in which allies display disagreement over the organization’s role. WSJ’s James Marson explains what these tensions mean for the future of the alliance. Photo: Ludovic M
Two leaders have testy public encounter at summit marking the alliance’s 70th anniversary

LONDON — President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron clashed openly over tariffs, the treatment of Islamic State terrorists and NATO’s priorities at a gathering intended to celebrate the alliance’s 70th anniversary.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has been under pressure on several fronts, including Mr. Trump’s push for more military spending from allies as well as member state Turkey’s flirtation with Russia and incursion into Syria.

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