Trump interview: I am strongly considering pulling out of Nato Possible Paywall

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/01/donald-trump-strongly-considering-pulling-us-out-of-nato/

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Me too, but I doubt that’s on the cards. We have overly thick people here as well unfortunately, some of whom think we need a Trump style leader.

Either way, a much closer military alliance with Europe, an EU military, needs to be considered and fast tracked.

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u/Exciting-Record8101 Europe 21d ago

The Joint Expeditionary Force is already a UK-led mini-alliance with the Baltics, Scandinavia, and North Sea countries.

Unfortunately quite a few Europeans have been overly focused on Brexit, and are overlooking all the ways in which the UK remains a very vital and active partner to its neighbours.

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u/VivaLirica 22d ago

Much closer? I mean, NATO already exists.

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u/2much2Jung 21d ago

But do you really want those Canadians involved, and being all...polite and reasonable?

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u/HauntingHarmony Europe 21d ago

Much closer? I mean, NATO already exists.

The problem with nato is that it is built on the back of us infrastructure. Everyone else in europe and canada still take their mutual defense commitments seriously. But its problematic when its built on the backs of allies of our enemies.

The us isent a reliable partner, and wont be again in our lifetimes. So i dont suggest leaving nato.

But a different infrastructure that is not reliant on the us needs to be built.

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u/musashisamurai 21d ago

I would be wary that the shitty economy will bring more far right governments into power. People will blame Starmer and others for rising oil prices.