Summary
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A Republican congressman, Thomas Massie, has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to pull the United States out of NATO. The bill is co-sponsored by Anna Paulina Luna and a similar one is in the Senate, introduced by Mike Lee. There is no indication that President Trump supports this bill.
Key Facts
- Representative Thomas Massie introduced a bill to have the U.S. leave NATO.
- Representative Anna Paulina Luna co-sponsored the bill in the House.
- A similar bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Mike Lee.
- Massie argues NATO was created for the Cold War, which has ended.
- The bill suggests that NATO membership costs U.S. taxpayers a lot of money.
- President Trump has criticized NATO spending but hasn't supported leaving the group.
- NATO was founded in 1949 to counter the Soviet Union.
- Massie's bill faces opposition as some lawmakers support stronger U.S. involvement in NATO.
