NATO is getting defended on a bipartisan basis by Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell and Democrat Sen. Chris Coons ahead of President Trump’s address to the nation on Wednesday night. Bernie Bennett has details. VERBATIM: President Trump is expected to criticize NATO members for not joining the U.S. in its war with Iran. McConnell and Coons […]
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NATO Has Bipartisan Support in Senate
NATO is getting defended on a bipartisan basis by Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell and Democrat Sen. Chris Coons ahead of President Trump’s address to the nation on Wednesday night. Bernie Bennett has details.
VERBATIM:
President Trump is expected to criticize NATO members for not joining the U.S. in its war with Iran.
McConnell and Coons said in a joint statement that “NATO is the most successful military alliance in history” and stressed how its members “fought and died,” along with U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The statement said, “Americans are safer when NATO is strong and united. The Senate will continue to support the alliance for the peace and protection it provides America, Europe, and the World.”
The National Defense Authorization Act in 2023 has provision that requires a two-thirds approval from the Senate in order to leave NATO or a separate measure by Congress, limiting the president’s ability to do so unilaterally.
Bernie Bennett, Washington.