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Trump says leaving ‘paper tiger’ NATO is now ‘beyond reconsideration’

Apr 1, 2026Center Right

President Donald Trump gave his strongest hint yet that the United States may leave NATO, saying the prospect was now “beyond reconsideration.” Trump’s frustrations with NATO have reached a boiling point over many NATO countries’ lack of support for the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. After weeks of swipes at NATO countries, the president told the…

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