After slamming allies for failing to join the US-Israeli war in Iran, and threatening no more US support, President Trump is now suggesting the US may pull out of NATO. Asked if he was considering withdrawing, Trump told the Telegraph the matter is "beyond reconsideration." "I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were a paper tiger, and [Russian President Vladimir] Putin knows that too," he said, going on to argue that allies have failed to reciprocate US support in places like Ukraine and are unreliable partners in the current Iran conflict. He said support should be "automatic."
"Ukraine wasn't our problem. It was a test, and we were there for them, and ... they weren't there for us," Trump said before aiming particular criticism at Britain, mocking its navy as nonexistent and describing its aircraft carriers as "toys." Prime Minister Keir Starmer responded by reaffirming his backing for NATO as "the most effective military alliance" in history and stressing that the Iran war "is not our war, and we're not going to get dragged into it."
The NATO treaty demands countries refrain from threats or use of force in international relations; strengthen free institutions; work to resist armed attack; consult with members when one's territory, independence, or security is threatened; and view an attack on one as an attack on all when occurring in eligible territory while offering "such action as it deems necessary." Trump's threat to leave the alliance—a move that would require support from two-thirds of the Senate under a 2023 law, per the Wall Street Journal—comes as senior British officers publicly warn of the country's lack of readiness and as Trump aides float potential US troop withdrawals from Germany.
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