NATO leaders gather as infighting roils military alliance

U.S. President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts are garing as infighting between some of its biggest member countries threaten to undermine credibility of military alliance.

leers of 29-member trans-Atlantic organization are meeting Wednesday at a luxury hotel and golf resort in outer London for a half-day session.

y are due to publish a declaration underlining ir commitment to NATO on its 70th birthday and to show that alliance is apting to modern threats and potential new versaries like China.

Trump and President Emmanuel Macron clashed Tuesday over French leer’s criticism of NATO. Macron says NATO needs “a wake-up call” and he has complained of a lack of U.S. leership.

United States is by far biggest and most influential member of NATO.