2026 NATO summit
Event in Politics
2026 NATO summit has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Pod Save America. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Tommy VietorCo-host of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World who conducted the Josh Turek interview
Vietor identifies an incoherence in Trump pressing NATO allies on spending while appearing indifferent to Russian aggression.
“NATO exists to deter a Russian invasion. But Trump sort of doesn't seem to care about Russia invading other countries”
Pod Save America: Trump Works the FIFA Refs (Jul 7, 2026) · Listen from 19:42
Vietor calls Trump's 5% of GDP defense target absurd but partly fake because 1.5 points can go to broader security investments.
“5% is absurd. That said, it's like a fake target because 3.5 of the 5% goes to military spending”
Pod Save America: Trump Works the FIFA Refs (Jul 7, 2026) · Listen from 13:32
Jon LovettCo-host of Pod Save America; diarization split of the same speaker during the economics segment
Lovett argues Europeans may now see U.S. unreliability as a structural American problem rather than one specific to Trump.
“there does seem to be a real possibility of Europe actually viewing this is not a Trump problem, but an America problem”
Pod Save America: Trump Works the FIFA Refs (Jul 7, 2026) · Listen from 15:27
Podcasts
- Pod Save America · 1 episode
Episodes
Trump Works the FIFA RefsPod Save America · Jul 7, 2026 · 1 h 4 min
Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor discuss Trump's FIFA intervention, the NATO summit, Graham Platner's allegations, the Michigan Senate primary, Israel politics, McConnell's health, and July 4th speeches.