Donald Trump's comments come after several European nations, including the UK, France, Italy, and Spain, refused to join the US and Israel in their military offensive against Iran. Trump described the military alliance as a "paper tiger" and said that taking the US out of the bloc was now "beyond reconsideration". Trump said an allied response to the situation should be "automatic", citing Washington's efforts to mediate a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoed Trump's comments, saying the administration would "have to reexamine the value of NATO and that alliance for our country". Implications of US withdrawal from NATOThe 1951 agreement governing US access to Greenland is closely tied to NATO.

Source: dna April 01, 2026 12:03 UTC