Fact check: Five false claims Trump made in one meeting with Erdogan - CNN
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- CNN fact-checked five false claims Trump made in his one-on-one meeting with Erdogan on the sidelines of the NATO summit.
- Trump declined to rule out withdrawing US troops from NATO member countries and renewed his call for the United States to take control of Greenland.
Why it matters: Trump is making multiple verifiably false statements directly to a NATO ally while simultaneously floating the withdrawal of US forces that underpin the alliance's defense posture. At a summit convened to demonstrate allied unity, the US president is publicly undermining both the credibility of his own statements and the alliance's foundational commitments.
