US strongly considering NATO exit: Trump
- By Agencies -
- Apr 01, 2026
LONDON, April 1: US President Donald Trump said he was strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO after allies failed to back US military action against Iran, according to an interview with Britain’s Daily Telegraph.
Trump described the alliance as a “paper tiger” and said removing the United States from the defence pact was now “beyond reconsideration,” the newspaper reported. He said he had long held doubts about NATO’s credibility.
“Oh yes, I would say [it’s] beyond reconsideration,” Trump told the newspaper when asked about whether he would reconsider U.S. membership of the alliance after the conflict.
“I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were a paper tiger, and Putin knows that too, by the way.”
“Oh yes, I would say [it’s] beyond reconsideration,” Trump told the newspaper when asked about whether he would reconsider U.S. membership of the alliance after the conflict.
“I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were a paper tiger, and Putin knows that too, by the way.”
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Higher oil and fuel prices are weighing on U.S. household finances and are a political headache for Trump and his Republican Party before the November midterm elections, with two-thirds of Americans believing the U.S. should work to exit the Iran war quickly, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday other countries needed to “be prepared to stand up” and help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, echoing criticism from Trump, who has singled out NATO members Britain and France.
Rubio told Fox News Washington would not overlook the lack of assistance from other NATO members. “After this conflict is concluded, we are going to have to reexamine that relationship,” he said.
The United Arab Emirates is preparing to help the U.S. and allies open the Strait by force, the Wall Street Journal reported late on Tuesday. The UAE is seeking a U.N. Security Council resolution for the action and suggested the U.S. occupy strategic islands, according to the report.