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> Except the part where Trump said he'd pull the US out of NATO if elected. Congress blocked his ability to do that without their approval: https://www.washing
by joecool1029 3y ago
> Except the part where Trump said he'd pull the US out of NATO if elected.
Congress blocked his ability to do that without their approval: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/12/16/congress-nato-exit-trump/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/12/16/...
EDIT: since other commenters don't know, yes it was signed into law, Sec 1250A of the 2024 NDAA:
>The President shall not suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington, DC, April 4, 1949, except by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, provided that two-thirds of the Senators present concur, or pursuant to an Act of Congress.
- dragonwriter 3y agoThey made it illegal for him to do so, but Trump has made it clear that he does not view himself as accountable to the law, especially for any acts while President, so...
- Epa095 3y agoIf the commander in chief says that Russia can do 'whatever the hell they want' with NATO countries, it doesn't really matter if the US is still officially in NATO.