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View all search resultsTrump says US strongly considering NATO exit
Trump described the alliance as a "paper tiger" and said removing the United States from the defence pact was now "beyond reconsideration," the newspaper reported. He said he had long held doubts about NATO's credibility.
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Wandering eyes: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) looks askance as President Donald Trump speaks on Thursday, March 26, 2026, during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP/Jim Watson)
U
S President Donald Trump said he was strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO after allies failed to back US military action against Iran, according to an interview with Britain's Daily Telegraph.
Trump described the alliance as a "paper tiger" and said removing the United States from the defence pact was now "beyond reconsideration," the newspaper reported. He said he had long held doubts about NATO's credibility.
"Oh yes, I would say [it’s] beyond reconsideration," Trump told the newspaper when asked about whether he would reconsider US membership of the alliance after the conflict.
"I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were a paper tiger, and Putin knows that too, by the way."
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US "is going to have to reexamine" its relationship with NATO once the war against Iran has concluded.
Rubio added that "ultimately" it would be a decision for President Trump to make.
Trump and Rubio's comments come after several European countries have restricted the US military from using bases on their soil.
Earlier on Tuesday, it was revealed that Italy had denied a US aircraft permission to land while it was en route to the Middle East for a combat mission.
And on Monday, Spain closed its airspace to US planes carrying out missions against Iran.
