- 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- No NATO member has ever withdrawn from the 77-year-old alliance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.
No. It requires a 2/3 vote from Congress. And the midterms (if they happen…) will (hopefully) be brutal for republicans…
Exactly. And ageeed that likely the Reps will lose Congress to the Dems, unless Maga takes full control, and or pull an Orban.
That it matters if anyone actually stops him.