From threats to praise
By Gram Slattery, https:, www.japantimes.co.jp, author, 3591, gram-slattery, Humeyra Pamuk, 1492, humeyra-pamuk - 7/10/2026, 12:48 AM - 320 words
Faulty reasoning signals
- Negativity Bias - 36.9%
- Framing Effect - 32.5%
- False Dilemma - 15.9%
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From threats to praise, Trump keeps allies guessing at NATO summit
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk
Ankara – As they prepared for this week’s NATO summit in Ankara, the leaders of the United States’ allies wondered which Donald Trump would join them — the friendly U.S. president who has praised the dedication of NATO allies or the testy Trump who has threatened to implode the 77-year-old alliance?
It turns out, they got both.
Upon arriving on Tuesday, the U.S. president lashed out at the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy for — in his telling — failing to support the U.S. war with Iran. On Wednesday morning, he said he would cut off all trade with Spain for obstructing the war effort and failing to spend enough on defense.
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