since the leaders of each house of Congress are the ones who must agree to invite a guest to speak. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On Tuesday, Trump hosted Stoltenberg at the White House and praised the NATO chief's job performance as "outstanding." Popp said that the decision to have the NATO secretary general speak was "Congress speaking to more than the White House." Asked Tuesday if he was indeed considering pulling the US out of NATO, Trump replied, "People are paying and I'm very happy with the fact that they're paying."

Source: CNN April 03, 2019 14:53 UTC