On Wednesday Former President Donald Trump met in New York with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of meetings with foreign leaders as Europe braces for the possibility of a second Trump term.
The Republican nominee hosted Duda at Trump Tower, where the two discussed the war in Ukraine and Duda’s push to boost NATO members’ defense spending, according to the media reports.
Duda has long expressed admiration for Trump, is also a supporter of Ukraine and has encouraged Washington to provide more aid to Kyiv amid Russia’s ongoing invasion. That funding has been held up by Trump allies in Congress.
As he arrived, Trump praised the Polish president, saying, ‘He’s done a fantastic job and he’s my friend’. He added, ‘We had four great years together we’re behind Poland all the way’.
Following the almost 2 1/2 hour meeting, Duda said only that it was a friendly meeting in very nice atmosphere.
His aide, Wojciech Kolarski, also in attendance, described it as an excellent meeting of two friends who reminisced on the time when for four years they cooperated while holding presidential offices.
Duda is the latest foreign leader to meet with Trump in the weeks since he locked up the Republican nomination. U.S. allies across the world were caught off guard by Trump’s surprise 2016 win, forcing them to scramble to build relationships with a president who often attacked longstanding treaties and alliances they valued.
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