Claim: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte threatened to expel the US from the alliance if President-elect Donald Trump "surrenders Ukraine to Putin".
Fact-check: NATO Secretary General hasn't threatened to expel the United States from alliance - Full Fact
Verdict: this is a fake quote. nato has confirmed this is a "bogus claim" and there is no evidence secretary general rutte has ever said this.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sian Bayley
Date published: 2024-11-18T00:00:00