Rutte in his congratulatory message noted that Trump’s return to power will help to keep NATO alliance strong
By Kehinde Okeowo
The Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Mark Rutte, has congratulated Donald Trump after he was projected to win the 2024 US presidential election.
Trump is strongly favoured to emerge as the 47th US president after securing 266 electoral college votes, ahead of Kamara Harris, Presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, who has so far picked up 194.
Several media outlets reported that Trump won two swing states, Georgia and North Carolina and added that he is currently ahead in four of the remaining five battle ground states.
Speaking via a statement he issued on Wednesday, Rutte said he is looking forward to working with Trump.
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The NATO chief, in his congratulatory message, also said the Republican presidential candidate’s return to power will help keep the alliance strong.
Rutte said, “His (Trump) leadership will again be key to keeping our alliance strong.
“I look forward to working with him again to advance peace through strength through NATO.”
