President Trump Hosts NATO Secretary Rutte At White House

US President Donald Trump holds a floor plan of the planned White House Ballroom extension during a meeting with Mark Rutte, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Trump said he planned to speak to Xi Jinping about China's purchases of Russian oil when the two leaders meet next week in South Korea, after the US president on Wednesday announced fresh sanctions on top energy companies with ties to the Kremlin. Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images