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Reporters, stop with the double-barreled questions

Poynter · Kelly McBride · last updated

The first question from the press pool to President Donald Trump and NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte was a great one: “What was the tipping point for you in making this decision, was it a conversation with President Putin, was it a piece of intelligence?”

Trump and Rutte on Monday morning were describing the new arms deal between the United States and NATO that will supply Ukraine with weapons to fight the ongoing Russian invasion.

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