US EditionRep. Massie Introduces Bill to Remove the United States From NATO
Rep. Massie calls NATO a Cold War relic costing U.S. taxpayers trillions and risking foreign wars; bill requires formal U.S. withdrawal notification and halts federal NATO funding.
- Dec. 10, Rep. Thomas Massie, U.S. Representative from Kentucky, introduced a House bill to require the president to give formal notice of denunciation and withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization .
- Massie argued `NATO is a Cold War relic` and urged withdrawal to redirect funds to U.S. defense, while debates over NATO have intensified within the Republican Party in recent years.
- The bill would prohibit use of U.S. taxpayer funds for NATO's budgets, and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna co-sponsored the Not a Trusted Organization Act while Sen. Mike Lee filed a similar Senate version earlier this year.
- Procedural obstacles include no chance of House passage, a Senate filibuster needing 60 of 100 votes, and a possible presidential veto, while Sen. Joni Ernst and Sen. Roger Wicker favor stronger NATO ties.
- Looking at burden‑sharing, NATO allies agreed on a 5% GDP guideline by 2035, with five nations over 3% in 2024, including the United States at 3.38%.
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Rep Massie introduses bill for US to dump 'cold war relic' NATO
Conservative and outspoken libertarian-leaning Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced legislation Tuesday for the United States to formally withdraw from NATO. Sen. Mike Lee is also helping lead the charge, introducing companion legislation in the Senate. The bill argues that the US military cannot be seen as the police force of the world, and that given NATO was created to counter the long-gone Soviet Union, which no longer exists…
'A Cold War relic': GOP moves to pull US out of NATO · American Wire News
Some Republicans are pressing for a measure that would formally remove the U.S. from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie decried the “Cold War relic” as he introduced legislation to cut U.S. ties with the decades-old alliance. U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida announced her support in co-sponsoring the Kentucky Republican’s measure, while Sen. Mike Lee of Utah introduced companion legislation in the Senate. Co-s…
America First Report
Rep Massie Introduces Bill for US to Dump ‘Cold War Relic’ NATO
(Zero Hedge)—Conservative and outspoken libertarian-leaning Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced legislation Tuesday for the United States for formally withdraw from NATO. Sen. Mike Lee is also helping lead the charge, introducing companion legislation in the Senate. The bill argues that the US military cannot be seen as the police force of the world, and that given NATO was created to counter the long-gone Soviet Union, which no…
Washington Examiner
Massie introduces bill to end US membership in NATO
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has long been a critic of continued U.S. membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He’s categorized it as an archaic institution that serves no current purpose and a waste of taxpayer money. On Tuesday, Massie introduced a bill to end the country’s membership in NATO. NATO is a Cold War relic. The United States should withdraw from NATO and use that money to defend our country, not socialist countries.Today…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim A-ram = U.S. Republican Representative Thomas Massie is calling for the U.S. to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a European collective security system...
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