Trump defends defense strategy at NATO summit in Turkey

President Trump is in Turkey for the NATO summit, where most of the discussions this week are expected to focus on defense spending and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. But as Rebecca Castor reports, he's also arriving with plenty of frustration towards European allies for failing to back the U.S. during Operation Epic Fury against Iran. Greeted with an elaborate arrival ceremony, President Trump kicked off the NATO summit with a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Erdogan. The host of this year's meeting and the main reason he chose to attend, despite frustrations with the alliance. I was very disappointed with NATO, and frankly, if it weren't held in Turkey, where my friend happens to be a very strong leader, it's possible that I wouldn't have attended. But we weren't treated well, because we did something in Iran. Only minutes into the summit, where he'll come face-to-face with many world leaders who held back support for the U.S. war with Iran, President Trump made it clear he's not happy, and there could be consequences for the alliance moving forward. In a way, I was testing people. I was testing to see whether or not they'd be there. Why are we spending hundreds of billions of dollars, and they're not there for us? Over the next several days, Trump is expected to press NATO allies to increase their defense spending and have tough conversations on burden sharing. But Russia remains NATO's biggest threat, and most of the discussions will focus on bolstering Ukraine's military. This is also President Trump's first meeting with NATO allies since cutting back American military assets committed to the alliance in a crisis. A senior NATO military spokesperson tells Fox News those gaps have been largely filled by the Europeans.