Can Donald Trump singlehandedly withdraw the US from NATO?

Despite Trump’s claims that he can withdraw the United States from the alliance, a law passed by Congress in 2023 says the move would require the advice and consent of the Senate, with two-thirds of senators in agreement, or an act of Congress.

The bill was co-sponsored by then-Sen. Marco Rubio, who is now the US secretary of state, and Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia. It was later passed as part of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

The requirement for congressional approval means that even if all Republicans voted with Trump to withdraw the United States from NATO, it would require several Democrats — at least 14 if all Republicans are present — to join them to pass the legislation.

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fanuc2013 · 51-55, F

There will be no problem.getting the required votes in the Senate, but I think it s just a bluff

Northwest · M

@fanuc2013

There will be no problem.getting the required votes in the Senate, but I think it s just a bluff

And how did you come up with this conclusion?

ElwoodBlues · M

@fanuc2013 I don't think tRump can get anywhere NEAR 2/3 of the Senate to agree to withdraw from NATO.

In 2023, Congress passed, and then-President Joe Biden, a Democrat, signed into law, legislation barring any U.S. president from suspending, terminating, denouncing or withdrawing the United States from the treaty that established NATO unless the withdrawal is backed by a two-thirds majority in the 100-member Senate.