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The Path to NATO Withdrawal, Explained

The Senate moves to restrict the president’s authority to leave the trans-Atlantic alliance.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks with then-President Donald Trump on December 3, 2019. (Photo by NATO handout via Getty Images)

Russia’s invasion has reinvigorated the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and President Joe Biden has reaffirmed repeatedly his “ironclad” commitment to the alliance. Yet former President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw from the treaty multiple times during his presidency, and it’s possible he could make a serious effort to leave if he is reelected.

Audrey Baker is an intern for The Dispatch.

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