BlockBeats message, April 1, according to the British “The Daily Telegraph,” Trump said that after NATO did not join his war against Iran, he is seriously considering allowing the United States to leave NATO. Trump called NATO a “paper tiger,” and said that whether the United States exits the alliance is “no longer something that needs to be considered.” This is the strongest signal so far, indicating that after allies refused to respond to Trump’s request to dispatch warships to restart the Strait of Hormuz, the White House no longer views Europe as a reliable defense partner.
When asked whether he would reconsider the United States’ membership in the alliance after the conflict ends, Trump replied, “I’d say this is already no longer something to be considered. I was never persuaded by NATO. I always knew they were paper tigers—by the way, Putin knows that too.” Trump added, “We’ve always been automatically involved, including Ukraine. Ukraine is not our problem. This is a test. We supported them there, but they didn’t support us.” (Jin10)