summit this morning. first up is a meeting on russian aggressi aggression. the president arriving to the meeting on russian aggression 30 minutes late. diplomats still reeling from the tirade against nato allies. the president accusing germany of being quote captive of russia. he called allies delinquent on spending. the president s tone leaving diplomats dumbfounded. one said the it is like the world has gone crazy. trump demanding countries double their defense spending. we now turn to diplomatic editor nic robertson with more. it is not like there are monthly dues to be in the club. reporter: he has.
welcome to early start. i m christine romans. i ll dave briggs. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. 10:00 a.m. in london. we are live there straight ahead. we start with the president back at the nato summit. first up the meeting on the russian aggression. the president arrived 30 minutes late to a meeting focused on russian aggression. diplomats reeling from the tirade against nato allies. the president accused germany of being quote captive of russia. he called nato members delinquent on defense spending and insisted they increase it immediately. one senior diplomat telling cnn it is like the world has gone crazy. trump s performance was beyond belief. he demand countries double defense spending. let s get more from diplomatic editor nick nic robertson.