NATO Flexes Muscles Amidst Trump's Stance on European Security & Hunter Schafer Criticizes Passport Gender Change

NATO conducts large-scale combat exercises in Romania, near the Ukrainian border, involving 10,000 personnel from nine member countries. These exercises aim to test the Alliance's rapid response capabilities amid growing concerns over European security. Meanwhile, Cristian Diaconescu, chief of staff to the Romanian president, stated Russia has requested the withdrawal of NATO forces from the Alliance's eastern flank, a request Washington has reportedly denied. J.D. Vance and Elon Musk are reportedly campaigning against Romanian authorities for suspending presidential elections won by pro-Russian Calin Georgescu, after the unclassified documents revealed Russian hybrid attacks during the electoral campaign.

Separately, actress Hunter Schafer criticized the Trump administration after her passport's gender marker was changed to male. She attributed the change to Trump's policies, which limit gender recognition to male or female. The State Department has reportedly halted issuing passports with an "X" gender marker, aligning with Trump's stance on gender identity.