Why NATO survived Trump: the neglected role of Secretary-General Stoltenberg || Not many know that Trump was on the verge of publicly announcing U.S. withdrawal from the alliance at the 2018 summit
Why NATO survived Trump: the neglected role of Secretary-General Stoltenberg || Not many know that Trump was on the verge of publicly announcing U.S. withdrawal from the alliance at the 2018 summit
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Imagine Putin’s smiles, first he managed to make Trump elect as U.S. president and then to dismantle NATO.
Masterpiece.
This is just Trump’s usual bullshit. The President can’t withdraw from NATO. The Senate ratified the treaty, so we can only leave if the Senate ratifies leaving with a 2/3rds majority – which will never come close to happening.
All of this was in the context of Trump posturing to get other NATO members to spend 2% of GDP on defense so he looked tough. It’s worth noting that in 2014 Obama already negotiated the 2% number with NATO members and they still have until 2024 to get to that level. So, Trump was trying to look tough to get credit for something that was already in place.
Everything about Trump is nonsense and posturing, including this possible announcement from 2018. Just ignore him like most of us over here do.