• Trump administration said in 2020 that he could leave treaties
  • Congress passed law in 2023 barring unilateral NATO withdrawal
  • No NATO member has ever withdrawn from the 77-year-old alliance
  • As senator, Rubio helped lead effort to prevent unilateral withdrawal

WHAT DOES U.S. LAW SAY? 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.

TL;DR; Per 2023 Congressional Law, not without a 2/3 US Congressional majority (and with a one year notice to NATO). But, experts said this lack of commitment, rather than any law, was the key point.

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    No. It requires a 2/3 vote from Congress. And the midterms (if they happen…) will (hopefully) be brutal for republicans…

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      1 month ago

      Exactly. And ageeed that likely the Reps will lose Congress to the Dems, unless Maga takes full control, and or pull an Orban.