Can the USA pull out of NATO? Time for Europeans to defend themselves?

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Various ones in Europe have expressed concerns over US President Donald Trump’s anti-NATO alliance comments. Notice also the following:

Fact check: How can a country actually withdraw from NATO?

Donald Trump has threatened to pull out of the North Atlantic alliance over European countries’ reticence to join the war in Iran. However, questions remain over how exactly he would be able to do so, both under domestic law and NATO treaties.

US President Donald Trump’s tirade against NATO has intensified in recent weeks against the backdrop of the war in Iran, going as far as threatening to pull out of the alliance after European countries and other Western partners refused to actively take part.

Article 13 of the 1949 North Atlantic Treaty says that, to leave, a country needs to formally notify the US, which then lets all the other members know. It will then officially withdraw a year later.

It therefore seems straightforward enough for European countries and Canada, subject to their own domestic laws and processes, but how could the US quit the alliance?

Under the North Atlantic Treaty, the US acts as both a member and the depositary of the alliance, meaning that it manages the treaty texts and handles accession and withdrawal notifications.

Essentially, the US government would have to notify the US Department of State of its intention to withdraw. It would then fulfil its usual obligation of letting all the other members know. …

Domestically, things aren’t as simple for the US to leave, either. In 2023, then-President Joe Biden signed legislation blocking a president from quitting the alliance unless they’re backed by a two-thirds majority in the Senate. …

A major concern, however, is a scenario in which the US technically remains in NATO but effectively leaves by severely reducing its contributions to the alliance and abandoning its mutual defence obligations under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.

Experts warn that hollowing out NATO in such a way, especially given the US’s enormous supply of resources, could fundamentally damage the way it works.

“Trump can’t legally withdraw from NATO without Senate consent,” said Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group, in a post on X. “But if NATO members can’t trust that the United States will honor Article 5, the alliance is already broken in the way that matters most.” https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/03/fact-check-how-can-a-country-actually-withdraw-from-nato

While it is not likely that the Senate of the USA would actually vote to leave NATO any time soon, the cracks in the NATO alliance continue to appear to be getting larger after more statements and posts by Donald Trump.

Such statements have pushed Europe to look more towards military independence from the USA. Plus various ones in the USA think it is about time. Notice the following:

Time For Europe To Defend Itself

April 5, 2026

Americans shouldn’t fight for a suicidal continent.

Four years ago, the Biden administration was working with the United Kingdom and the European Commission to pay for diminutive comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s war with the Russian Federation over territories where supermajorities of the population identify as Russian.  We were told that the Russian-speaking people of Ukraine “belonged” to Ukraine and that the only way to “preserve democracy” was to deny those people a democratic vote to join the Russian Federation. …

President Trump is not happy that our so-called NATO “allies” have refused to support America’s mission in Iran.  U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says, “This is not our war.  We will not be drawn into the conflict.”  Starmer wants to decouple from the U.S. and rejoin the E.U.  France, Spain, Italy, and the U.K. have now denied the U.S. military permission to use European bases or airspace.  Europe’s NATO members collectively insist that Iran is not NATO’s concern.

To which President Trump has appropriately pointed out that Ukraine is not a NATO member and therefore not America’s concern.  Both the president and Secretary of State Rubio believe that if European members of NATO cannot be persuaded to protect their own economic interests in the Strait of Hormuz, then it is time for the U.S. to reconsider its NATO commitments to European security.  “Allies” in name only aren’t really allies at all.  For those of us tired of Europe’s crusty aristocracy leeching off of American military muscle while habitually grousing, the possibility of cutting off the Old World’s freeloaders is pleasant news.  Americans shouldn’t fight for a continent that has no interest in defending itself. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/time-europe-defend-itself

While Europe publicly is still supportive of NATO, in the end Europe will betray the NATO members of the USA, Canada, and UK.

In December 2025, we produced the following related video:

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USA to leave NATO?

There are bills being promoted by US politicians in both the US Senate and the US House of Representatives to have the USA leave NATO alliance by 2027. There is also the new National Security Strategy report from the Trump Administration which looks to change NATO. Europe is offended, but is preparing for this to take place. How so? By taking economic (expanding trade relations) and military (by increased spending and added troops) steps And it is the military preparations by Europe that should most concern the United States. Dr. Thiel points out how the fragmented state of the European Union will lead to the reorganization of Europe (Revelation 17:12-13) which will ultimately bring about the rise of the prophesied King of the North (Daniel 11:39-43). Could a blitzkrieg type of an attack under the guise of a NATO-type exercise lead to the conquering of the USA? Scriptures quoted by Dr. Thiel point out that when this reorganization of Europe takes place the destruction and enslavement of the United States of America, the nation with the strongest fortresses, is not far behind. Daniel 8:23 tells us this King of the North understands “sinister schemes”. Could one of those sinister schemes be the destruction of the United States? Are there other scriptures that confirm this destruction? Who is Assyria? Who is Samaria? Who is Ephraim? The answer is surprising but makes clear many scriptures that were sealed until the time of the end. The answer to the identity of Assyria, Samaria and Ephraim as referred to by the prophets Isaiah and Hosea is provided by Dr. Thiel in this video. Watch this video as Dr. Thiel shines the light of Biblical prophecy on the future of the United States of America and its British descended allies. Listen as Dr. Thiel explains the scriptures that prophesy the end of the United States by its friends, such as Lamentations 1:1-2. The time is getting closer.

Here is a link to our video: USA to leave NATO?

The USA has been pushing NATO allies away.

This will not only not end end well for the USA (Daniel 11:39; Isaiah 10:5-11), it will end up badly for even many Muslim countries (cf. Daniel 11:40-43), and ultimately, even Europe itself (cf. Daniel 11:45; Revelation 17:14).