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Bolton recounted a number of attempts in which Trump, frustrated by an impression that NATO members were stiffing the U.S. on an imagined tab, alternately threatened to leave or reduce America’s commitment to the Atlantic alliance, only to have the threats walked back by staff. (These days, the ex-president has reserved especially harsh words for “NATO lovers” in general and Bolton in particular.)
Under NATO’s Article 5 collective defense agreement, states are obliged to assist member states under attack, but the treaty leaves it to member states to define the scope and type of assistance they would offer once invoked. While Trump may find it more difficult to formally leave NATO if the legislation becomes law, he would still be able to undermine the credibility of U.S. security guarantees to other member states.
“He still wants out,” says one Trump adviser, who notes it is unclear if he “actually would follow through” on doing so, given his track record as president. “But he wants a policy team around him nowadays that is much, much tougher on NATO than anything he’s done in the past,” this adviser adds. “That’s one difference.”
“He still wants out,” says one Trump adviser, who notes it is unclear if he “actually would follow through” on doing so, given his track record as president. “But he wants a policy team around him nowadays that is much, much tougher on NATO than anything he’s done in the past,” this adviser adds. “That’s one difference.”
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