Live updates: Trump criticizes NATO allies as he arrives in Turkey for summit; Platner’s support dissolves

President Trump received a ceremonial welcome, complete with military salutes and a flyover, as he arrived Tuesday in Ankara, Turkey, for a two-day NATO Summit.

He started the visit with a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, where he said he had no concerns over selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, adding the U.S. would be lifting sanctions that prevent the sale.

Trump’s criticism of NATO partners has not withered in his second term, ranging from anger over their lack of help with the conflict in Iran to the familiar strain of how they do not pay their fair share in the alliance.

On Tuesday, before the start of the summit, he laid into allies again. “I was very disappointed in NATO.

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