FULL: Trump meets with president of Turkey as NATO leaders push for historic defense spending hike

President Donald Trump arrived Tuesday in Turkey, where he received a welcome ceremony from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of a high-stakes NATO summit expected to focus on a Trump-backed push for higher defense spending, Europe's security responsibilities and continued support for Ukraine. At his bilateral meeting with Erdogan, Trump said he was testing European allies when he asked for their help with the Iran war. “Italy turned us down and Germany turned us down and France turned us down,” Trump said. “And that’s OK. But, you know, why are we spending hundreds of billions of dollars and they’re not there for us?” The complaint has been a central point of conflict between Trump and NATO, which he has described as a “paper tiger." READ MORE: https://13wham.com/news/nation-world/... _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: 13 WHAM on Facebook:   / 13wham   13 WHAM on Twitter:   / 13wham   13WHAM on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/13whamtv/?h... 13WHAM on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@13wham?lang=en 13 WHAM Daily Local News Digest:    • 13WHAM Local News Digest   For more information, visit https://13wham.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: (585) 334-8700 WHAM is a NY based station and a ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Deerfield Media, Inc and receives certain services from an affiliation of Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #13WHAM #News #Rochester #NewYork