WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: (L-R) Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker, attend a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary-General Mark Rutte is meeting with the President before the annual NATO summit next month and as the Pentagon does a six-month review of American forces in Europe. Also pictured is Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (2nd-R) and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (R). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)