Photos show people protesting a NATO summit in The Hague

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Demonstrators have gathered in The Hague to protest a two-day summit of NATO leaders, who are expected to agree to a new defense spending target.

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A protester cuts stickers during a rally against the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Police detain a protester during a rally against the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Police detain protesters during a rally against the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Police repel demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion who crossed a moat in an attempt to block the A44 motorway, closed off to all traffic except for arriving and departing world leaders, in Abbenes, Netherlands, Monday, June 23, 2025, for the NATO summit in The Hague. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion attempted to block the A44 motorway, closed off to all traffic except for arriving and departing world leaders, in Abbenes, Netherlands, Monday, June 23, 2025, for the NATO summit in The Hague. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Police detain demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion who attempted to block the A44 motorway, closed off to all traffic except for arriving and departing world leaders, in Abbenes, Netherlands, Monday, June 23, 2025, for the NATO summit in The Hague. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Demonstrators protest against the NATO summit as police block a road in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A protester takes part in a LTGBQ rally against the participation of the US President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

People hold banners during a demonstration ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Police block demonstrators who are protesting against the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Police detain demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion who attempted to block the A44 motorway, closed off to all traffic except for arriving and departing world leaders, in Abbenes, Netherlands, Monday, June 23, 2025, for the NATO summit in The Hague. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A woman holds a placard during a demonstration ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Demonstrators protest against the NATO summit as police block the road in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Police block demonstrators who are protesting against the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Police detain a protester during a rally against the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Demonstrators protest against the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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A protester cuts stickers during a rally against the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Police detain a protester during a rally against the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Police detain protesters during a rally against the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Police repel demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion who crossed a moat in an attempt to block the A44 motorway, closed off to all traffic except for arriving and departing world leaders, in Abbenes, Netherlands, Monday, June 23, 2025, for the NATO summit in The Hague. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion attempted to block the A44 motorway, closed off to all traffic except for arriving and departing world leaders, in Abbenes, Netherlands, Monday, June 23, 2025, for the NATO summit in The Hague. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Police detain demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion who attempted to block the A44 motorway, closed off to all traffic except for arriving and departing world leaders, in Abbenes, Netherlands, Monday, June 23, 2025, for the NATO summit in The Hague. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Demonstrators protest against the NATO summit as police block a road in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A protester takes part in a LTGBQ rally against the participation of the US President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

People hold banners during a demonstration ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Police block demonstrators who are protesting against the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Police detain demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion who attempted to block the A44 motorway, closed off to all traffic except for arriving and departing world leaders, in Abbenes, Netherlands, Monday, June 23, 2025, for the NATO summit in The Hague. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A woman holds a placard during a demonstration ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Demonstrators protest against the NATO summit as police block the road in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Police block demonstrators who are protesting against the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Police detain a protester during a rally against the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Demonstrators protest against the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s motorcade took a different route than usual to the airport as he was departing Florida on Sunday due to a “suspicious object,” according to the White House.

The object, which the White House did not describe, was discovered during security sweeps in advance of Trump’s arrival at Palm Beach International Airport.

“A further investigation was warranted and the presidential motorcade route was adjusted accordingly,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement Sunday.

The president, when asked about the package by reporters, said, “I know nothing about it.”

Trump left his Palm Beach, Florida, club, Mar-a-Lago, around 6:20 p.m. for the roughly 10-minute drive to the airport, but took a circular route around the city to get there.

During the drive, police officers on motorcycles created a moving blockade for the motorcade, at one point almost colliding with the vans that accompanied Trump.

Air Force One was parked on the opposite side of the airport from where it is usually located and the lights outside the plane were turned off.

Anthony Guglielmi, the spokesman for U.S. Secret Service, said the secondary route was taken just as a precaution and that “that is standard protocol.”

Photos show people protesting a NATO summit in The Hague