'Collision course': Analyst sees major clash brewing between Trump and faction of GOP
President Donald Trump's views on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are radically different from those of his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. "Withdrawing from NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe command structure would signal diminished U.S. involvement in NATO and could eventually spell the end of the alliance as it has been known for 75 years," Bolton wrote. "It would be politically difficult to place U.S. armed forces under the command of a European ally when United States defense spending accounts for roughly two-thirds of all NATO countries' combined defense spending." In a joint statement released on March 19, Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker and House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers, declared, "We will not accept significant changes to our warfighting structure that are made without a rigorous interagency process, coordination with combatant commanders and the Joint Staff, and collaboration with Congress." The following day, Sen. Mitch McConnell — former GOP leader in the U.S. Senate — issued a statement saying, "Weakening American leadership won't strengthen NATO or U.S. interests.
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