President Donald Trump met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the White House on July 2.
The two leaders had a one-on-one meeting followed by an expanded session with senior officials. Before the meetings, both delivered brief remarks to press gathered in the oval office. Trump said he planned to discuss trade. Rutte said that he planned to discuss jobs and security
“It’s a great honor to have the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,” Trump said. “We’ve worked together and have a very, very close relationship. I think the relationship with the Netherlands has never been better than it is now.”
Trump and Rutte will meet again next week at the NATO summit.
“It’s good to be here,” Rutte said. “And can I add to this—that the relationship between the Netherlands and the United States is…
