Transcript for President Trump meets with EU leaders

Everybody at ABC news the White House team pretty far from the north wants to make it a lot from Brussels might Russell let me. And and what we're hearing raping and it's time. That is. But all eyes today on this big NATO meetings. Aren't here the president has some convincing. Well it's a fascinating meeting is that of course we remember quite well that he Sydney it was obsolete. And he's no longer saying that he believes the you know as a role to play. All role specifically in in dealing with the terror threat but man what it hasn't changed is he it is. Fired up about getting NATO nations to pay their fair share by the way I've been in NATO meetings with President Obama. Same agenda patrol was a little bit more forceful in saying. Paying your fair share which would be 2% of GDP for these. This is 2% is hanging over his head spearhead. Also air some leaders from some European allied countries that have some pretty specific. Issues they want to talk about France especially right with parents Frank McCourt coming up. On so that's. Maybe I mean we we heard it with the Pope pop up did you think that was huge thing to add it so the president. It meets with the Pope and when he meets with the cardinals right afterwards for it going to be like hour long meeting and and the read out we also heard from secretaries the source in on this. Was. The the did the Vatican very much wants the United States to stay in the pairs climate court and the president. Assured the Vatican that he was gonna consider their argument make a decision shortly after coming back I similar incident at the same here from the European leaders money apart. Agatha cents to reading some of the local headliners here this morning that fit despite the fact that the president's position on and and NATO has seemed to evolve since taking office. There's still some anxiety here on where we stand as a nation and how much of NATO can expect especially some baseball instincts. Yeah I mean I mean you that you look at the Baltic Sea look it's you know Estonia Latvia Lithuania. They live in fear of Russia you know one day coming across their border again or at least. Interfering with dinner with their internal affairs the Russians. Very much in the baltics which of course were part of the Soviet Union very much of the baltics as part of their senior of influence and you know the question is if the Russians were to go across the Estonian border for instance would Donald Trump be willing to take on. Collective the collective defense of the Baltic nations in and take on Russian that's that's a real question for August 5 and that's going to be a big questions how. Firmly does he affirm article five collective defense. If you want allies attacked everyone -- on every everyone what an attack on one is an attack on all eleven which sort of ties and what he's doing here today right after Allen was the only time aren't quite as an vote. Absolutely absolutely and you know I remember Obama visiting Estonian making it very. A lot of. These countries have the same question on a bomb. You know was which would Barack Obama really be willing to use US US military power Russian advance across the border into Eastern Europe. And he came and given very strong absolute you know tock on one attack on all state speech and in Tallinn Estonia. I WC to see what we get what we got that out of out of trump on this. Obama. Oh we got an arrow and it. He's seen each of the president's aim at times but he's an internal and went on it is just patently. I know he talked about the wall he talked about needing to reassure allies. Health care numbers as the name Merkel she's here with the president. Today. He's just he's just won't go. Largely -- hours separating twelve meeting with Merkel and Obama meeting with more. I mean. That from hearing has consistently. With highlights are free. What if you're trying to shake out this chaos back in Washington what's what's the winning. Image between this White House. I think it's. Very first off I think I think it's I think its very first top Saudi Arabia being before all of those Muslim nations. Giving a you know a very well received speech hopper everybody would generally very well received speech. I think most into the kind of the iconic images of the western wall with the Pope managed to go back to some. It. And health care's copying. Lonely and you can't say trying to go to McDonald's. Asked. McDonald's as segregated seating separate doors. Here. Mary. I think it's the tree act I really think we haven't seen what's happening yet this European trip I can't happen to those. That went. Hughes. Speech Q. All of some Muslim leaders room. Again. Going to the west goings western Montgomery deals injuries. At least art over some rock and waiting to see what happened. And images of these last ten days the ten trips and she can't a lot of what was happening in Washington. Or story is subjecting the little one. Act. And it was. Health care for the health care with you know looking to be very problematic CBO score. He goes back to the Russian investigation call me expected to testify soon. He goes back to. You know. You need to give me a bigger battle with congress alternate internal. Politics by staff shake up expected that. Pack. Oh the scene changes. I think some writing may have been on the year staffers. Who got disability who didn't come on the strip. But you know we have always at each other can't say what happened in this administration until it actually app itself. Brussels near DeVon liars given as the rounds. Out. Parents are like not time ago we we have a couple clicks pops out in. Next up Sicily. Thanks.

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