Transcript for Trump holds meetings with NATO and EU leaders.

Eyes on an Abbas here live in New York well you know president trump continues his trip overseas his first one as president and he landed Brussels today. To crucial summit there at NATO headquarters he's attending an ease RD spoken. We're gonna get the latest right now from my colleague Jordan Phelps who is traveling with the president and joins us live from Brussels right now hi you do as a garden. I am neck breaks the UA keeping things hadn't been here so you gotta tell me that this is a man who ran on America first speaking now. At an international summit like this for the first time how think going so far. Well let me tell you on it's been really interesting that president Spain apparent NATO headquarters I mean these brand new headquarters. Better just being and day out for about an hour and already he's made had lines per school thing. The NATO member nations for not doing our fair share to contribute to mete out you know during the campaign he called neo obsolete. He later backtracked on that statement saying that he doesn't think there obsolete anymore now that. I had their point to opt their donations in terms of GDP but the president really heeding that message hard. Really right here on the grounds at neoprene that message directly. I it was it was really strong statement from that from the president and certain cars act shockwaves across Europe here and Jordan he mentioned in some of those remarks earlier that you were talking about he has shifted Allen's you need at least that. It's an organization today that promotes safety in peace across the world to that's a total 180 from candidates from. But he's been consistent on this demons front right I think what's striking to people here is that he's holding these injuries to their face it. That's right I heat in your right on the point that he's been consistent on this particular point but he has done. A whiny as you mentioned I in terms of embracing its alliance and and that's true with a lot of multi lateral relations ads during that. Campaign we heard the president. Really bring I nationalist message but now that he's actually in the Oval Office the realities have really sad and and we see him really in great seeing the role of these multi lateral. I've relations Hewitt to help balances here in the world. Jordan is a moment I have to ask you about the handshake and shared around the world right now it's we know from these and it's something that's right little moments like this and absurd and that finding a trip. This was the screen president trump. And the newly elected French president Matt hall with seeing video of that now walk me through what happens here is there a back story we need to know about. That's right this numbing gaining a lot of traction online you could cut back handshake felt around the world. I the president meeting one on line with the brand new French president smacked wrong. I during a French election the president didn't formally endorse but he did express. At favour towards Mack Brown's opponent I'd marry in the paint you of course lost to act on but this was was their first meeting and the president's. I shook his hand and eye to the pool of reporters in the Rio. I was it's surprising just how strong and firm handshake wise. As some observes that at macaroni and appeared to be grimacing for a moment. But a very firm handshake we've seen a lot has. Handshake that the president has given or. We're not given in the case it on glamour but when she visited Oval Office just a couple of months ago back created a lot of headlines and a lot of messaging. An interpretation that comes out of that president's hand shakes they're very distinct. Yet it's funny how these little moments and that sort of portraying larger narrative but it's been true given the nature personal relationships and how they play into foreign relations there but you mentioned on the Merkel I have to ask you about another Barry odd juxtaposition today. He is meeting as he mentioned that president trump today but she also met with President Obama tell me. How that hurt when accidents on the business this morning uncle and Merkel was having. Breakfast with President Obama in Germany and this afternoon she's finding herself along with the other. I've member nations being scolded by the president now of course. I Germany is among those nations that's. Pledged it's I donations to you to meet alleys and the president has expressed a lot of respect for her. I in recent months but of course during the campaign famously sparred with her accusing her of ruining Germany over the migrant price and it's. Merkel has been very generous in allowing a lot of my grades to come into the country. As soon as you well now and that that's actually another point that the president addressed today he sent thousands of thousands. Are coming across our border as suggesting that that migrant rights as if not properly installed is a major threat of the spread of terrorism. Jordan you've been with the president there you read the every step of the way this is earth. But he boring trip here a little over the halfway house I asked how they'll. Yeah on that we're in the final stretch. But I think though White House reviews on this trip our are overwhelmingly positive and out one thing we haven't seen a president do a lot of this week is tweets and as you well now on and that's. Harry at that. Often gets the president means it's probable that he's been so busy over here with foreign leaders taking all these great pictures I've really. Demonstrating himself as a meandering heat and the leader of the United States. I still. The imagery of this foreign trip which eyes weren't most powerful things about the picture Morton and the words. On I think are really driving home. This sends out of president in this leadership role. I asked the White House very happy with house and has been vowing outside of course it has been a whirlwind. We're all really exhausted I and released to be in the final stretch here. Think it's been a whirlwind aerobatics plane packed here. Q and he's a lot me and hit the ground running when he gets back to DC there's an. The director of information continuing on the Russian investigation. The health care bill that he was still packing and support it is celebrating. In the rose pardon. Acting pretty badly by. People in any of that affecting. Mood of its email conversations they're having them at all while they're on the ground. Now we do occasionally see. White House statements on matters relating tactics to matters back home at last night we got a statement on the White House. Discrediting. At kind that CB Allen boards. Add on is health care bill I'd bet at horse what had been so convenient that this White House about this morning. Back after. A pattern that because they had so much else looking so many other headlines popping. That they. Kind of just. At glazed over the surface of those controversies but of course when the president land back at home Saturday night they wealthy. Right smack that audience that's. It is right and we got couple more leg at a news what's happening. I. That's right at our adding you know evenings at this is the president's first foray into these multi lateral and engagements. A very different. Role for president front not just one on one meetings for having to. See him in games out with other leaders in fact one clip that's kind of picking up steam right now is that there's a scene of the president and it. She's the front of a crowd at liters. And he appears to perhaps push another leaner out of the way I see who gets them crying so hard we're taking a closer look at that. Back back back back out. I've had a very exciting. Front and after today's NATO meeting at sea in Sicily and had and yet and the G-7 meeting there. Jordan belts on the road the president from for a state travels during thanks for making the continent. On the thanks semis. And thanks to you for joining as well wherever you can always good abcnews.com for more on the president's trip and a host of other stories. Thanks for watching I'll be back here soon for now I'm on an about.

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