White House Confirms Trump Has Weighed U.S. Exit From NATO -- WSJ

Dow Jones04-09

By Alex Leary

President Trump has considered withdrawing the U.S. from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the White House said Wednesday, and he planned to discuss the issue in a meeting later Wednesday with the alliance's Secretary-General General Mark Rutte.

"Perhaps you'll hear directly from the President following that meeting later this afternoon," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Trump has raised a possible withdrawal -- which would face bipartisan opposition in Congress -- amid frustrations that allies refused to help open the Strait of Hormuz, the Journal has reported.

Trump has explored ways to weaken the U.S. commitment to the organization. A 2023 U.S. law prohibits a president from unilaterally withdrawing the U.S. from NATO. Doing so requires a two-thirds vote in the Senate or a joint act of Congress.

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