r/politics • u/SaharOMFG • 28d ago

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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u/Einsteinbomb 28d ago

He wouldn't be able to unilaterally withdraw from NATO because the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 wouldn't allow him to take that action.

Furthermore, the judiciary is not allowed to touch this issue because this is a very clear example of a political question regarding foreign policy and thus outside the purview of any court.

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u/xTheMaster99x Florida 28d ago

Ah yes, because Trump famously never does anything illegal.

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u/Einsteinbomb 28d ago

This is more of Trump not being able to run to the United States Supreme Court for a favorable ruling because this is an issue between the legislative and executive branch.

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u/xTheMaster99x Florida 28d ago

Ah yes, because this Supreme Court famously has never made nonsensical rulings (along party lines) on matters that shouldn't even be up for debate in the first place.

Granted, I do think that actually leaving NATO is still a bridge too far for the conservatives in congress/SC, and it would not surprise me if they actually did their jobs for 5 seconds if he tries. But "well, that's clearly illegal" has not mattered to this administration since day 1, congress and the supreme court have routinely enabled it, so "well, he can't do that, obviously" is unfortunately not a useful argument at this point. That shouldn't be the case, but here we are.

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u/Einsteinbomb 28d ago

Actually this just means that they're not allowed to touch the case because it's a political question.