President Trump attends NATO summit in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (NBC, KYMA) - President Donald Trump is in Ankara, Turkey Tuesday for a two-day summit with NATO leaders who worry his resentment over their loyalty and military spending will fracture the alliance.

Among the issues that are expected to come up at the summit are President Trump's demands that NATO members increase their defense spending, the organization's support for Ukraine against Russia and the U.S. war with Iran, which borders Turkey.

The summit is also the first time Trump is expected to see Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni since he claimed last month that she "begged" for a photo with him at a group of seven summit in Italy, a claim Prime Minister Meloni vigorously denied.

Trump said during a press availability with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he's been "very disappointed" with NATO.

The president told reporters he and Erdogan would discuss trade and military issues. He also expressed openness to the U.S. resuming sales of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey.

Trump was asked by a reporter whether the U.S. would sell F-35s to Turkey. During his first term, Trump excluded Turkey from the fighter jet program after Turkey bought an air defense system from Russia.

Trump said the F-35 issue was "a decision we're going to make," adding that, "We have a very good relationship."