Congress Kills Trump’s Plan To Withdraw The US From NATO

Congress added a provision to the NDAA blocking any president from withdrawing the US from NATO with out congressional approval.

Through: The Washington Publish:

The availability was included within the Nationwide Protection Authorization Act, an annual invoice detailing protection coverage, which was handed by the Home on Thursday and is awaiting the signature of President Biden.

Beneath the measure, advocated by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the president can be prohibited from withdrawing from NATO with out the approval of two-thirds of the Senate or separate laws handed by Congress.

Have been MAGA Home Republicans in such a rush to approve the Biden impeachment investigation and go on vacation trip that they’d no thought what they had been voting for?

Trump’s MAGA Home allies in all probability didn’t know that they had been voting to restrict presidential energy and kill one in all Trump’s greatest overseas coverage goals.

Lower than two months in the past, Trump was reportedly privately expressing his want to drag the US out of NATO totally if he returned to the White Home.

The dismantling of NATO is a dream of Putin’s. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in additional international locations close to Russia, together with neighboring Ukraine, making use of for NATO membership. NATO has gotten stronger since Russia invaded Ukraine, and a Trump victory was Putin’s finest hope to cease the alliance.

There’ll by no means be sufficient votes within the Senate to withdraw the US from NATO, so one other aspect of Trump’s plot to weaken democracy has been stopped by Congress.

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Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.

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