Trump has allowed the U.S. to withdraw from NATO

US President-elect Donald Trump admits the possibility of withdrawal of the United States from NATO. This was announced by the politician in an interview with NBC News on December 8.

Trump noted that if the alliance will "pay the bills", the United States will remain in NATO. In addition, he emphasized that the fulfillment of financial obligations by allies will be a key condition for Washington's further participation in the alliance.

Earlier, Trump repeatedly criticized NATO activities because of unrestrained financial promises.

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Earlier, on November 4, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that the alliance would work with any elected US president. After information about Trump's victory, he said on Nov. 7 that he was right to require NATO members to spend more than 2 percent of GDP on defense and promised to do so in the future.

Before that, in July, Politico wrote, citing sources, that Trump, if re-elected, does not plan to withdraw the country from NATO, but could go for major changes in Washington's role in the alliance. It was reported that he may propose a two-tiered system of the alliance with a reduction in U.S. security powers.

In December 2023, the U.S. Congress legislatively limited the authority of any U.S. president to withdraw a state from NATO amid concerns among some politicians that a similar thing would happen when Trump returns to the White House.