Center on the United States and Europe

The general sense is that this [NATO] meeting has been curtailed to try to limit disagreements as we have seen at previous summits.

I think what Bolton says resonates with people because it is something that has worried people since Trump took office and there is concern that he would feel less constrained in a second term, and could actually do something. Given that you have someone who was working very closely with the president over the last year expressing that concern himself, I think it is bringing back to the fore the possibility that this is something that could happen in a Trump second term.