In a press conference before heading back to Washington, Trump struck a conciliatory tone as he sought to harvest praise for the spending boost.

NATO member leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump are holding a summit in the Netherlands. They are expected to agree upon a new defense spending target of 5% of gross domestic product. But Spain announced before Wednesday's summit that it wouldn't be able to reach the target by the new 2035 deadline and calledt “unreasonable.