{"id":2291461,"date":"2024-07-09T19:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T23:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-issues-surprise-medal-and-turns-up-pageantry-at-nato-summit-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T19:38:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T23:38:49","slug":"biden-issues-surprise-medal-and-turns-up-pageantry-at-nato-summit-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-issues-surprise-medal-and-turns-up-pageantry-at-nato-summit-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden issues surprise medal and turns up pageantry at NATO summit- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-issues-surprise-medal-and-turns-up-pageantry-at-nato-summit-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2291461&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On July 9, 2024, \u2062President Joe Biden attended the NATO summit \u200dwhere he addressed the \u200bcrowd\u2064 and emphasized the importance of collective strength in the face of global challenges. During\u2062 his speech, Biden \u2063contrasted\u200d his administration with\u2063 that\u2063 of former \u2063President Donald Trump and awarded outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg\u200d with the \u200dPresidential Medal \u200dof \u200dFreedom. \u200cBiden reaffirmed his commitment to NATO, defending the\u2062 alliance against concerns that Trump might withdraw if reelected. He highlighted NATO&#8217;s increased strength with the addition of two new members and\u2063 praised members for meeting defense \u2063spending requirements. Biden&#8217;s\u2064 appearance at the summit comes at a critical \u2062time as Democrats reconsider him as their nominee for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cruz-donald-j-trump-aint-going-anywhere\/\" title=\"Sen. Cruz: Donald J. Trump ain\u2019t going anywhere\">upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">election cycle<\/a><\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden\u00a0issues surprise medal at NATO and turns up pageantry with presidency on the line<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/naomi-lim\/\">Naomi Lim<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-09T19:17:14-04:00\">July 9, 2024 7:17 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1698811\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> stepped onto the world stage when he addressed the opening ceremony of the 75th <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NATO summit<\/a> as Democrats reconsider him as their nominee this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election cycle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Using the trappings of the presidency, Biden contrasted himself to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> during his remarks, which were delivered from a teleprompter. But he also borrowed from his predecessor\u2019s political playbook by awarding a surprised outgoing NATO Secretary-General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jens-stoltenberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jens Stoltenberg<\/a> the country\u2019s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis moment in history calls to our collective strength,\u201d Biden told the crowd Tuesday. \u201cAutocrats have overturned global order. Terrorist groups continue to plot evil schemes, cause mayhem and chaos and suffering. In Europe,[[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russian<\/a> President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vladimir]Putin<\/a>\u2018s war of aggression against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukraine<\/a> continues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake no mistake: Ukraine can and will stop Putin,\u201d he said to applause.<\/p>\n<p>As he defends himself to Democrats, Biden also defended NATO amid concerns Trump could withdraw from the alliance should he be reelected. Trump has promised to remain in\u00a0NATO\u00a0as long as other members \u201cplay fair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Biden described NATO as being \u201cstronger\u201d than before with two additional members, Finland and Sweden, and with 23 spending at least 2% of their gross domestic product on defense.<\/p>\n<p>In the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, where the Washington Treaty creating NATO was signed in 1949, Biden took the opportunity to thank Stoltenberg, who served an additional third term for 10 years in the role because of the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI personally asked you to extend your service. Forgive me,\u201d Biden said. \u201cYou put your own plans on hold. When Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine began, you didn\u2019t hesitate. Today, NATO is stronger, smarter, and more energized than when you began.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aside from Biden\u2019s leadership challenge, the NATO summit agenda will be dominated by Ukraine. During his 15-minute speech, the president, who will meet with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, indicated the United States, along with Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and Romania, will provide the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-line-for-senior-job-at-state-sanders-aide-accuses-biden-of-illegal-military-action\/\" title=\"In Line For Senior Job at State, Sanders Aide Accuses Biden of Illegal Military Action\">war-torn country<\/a> with \u201cdozens of additional tactical air defense systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1698811\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1698811\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden made a surprise move at the NATO summit by awarding outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Biden used the opportunity to contrast himself with former President Donald Trump and emphasized the importance of NATO in the face of global challenges. Biden also announced additional support for Ukraine during the summit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2291462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-stoltenberg-medal.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,34189,34438,34437,32076],"class_list":["post-2291461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-nato-summit","tag-pageantry","tag-surprise-medal","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-stoltenberg-medal.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2291461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}