Trump Says He’s Strongly Considering Pulling US Out of NATO President Donald Trump stated he is strongly considering withdrawing the United States from NATO. He described the alliance as a “paper tiger” and believes his request for assistance in the Strait of Hormuz was a test that allies did not pass. Trump indicated that removing the US from the pact is now “beyond reconsideration.”

• President Donald Trump is strongly considering withdrawing the US from NATO.
• Trump called NATO a ‘paper tiger’.
• He stated that allies did not pass a test when he requested assistance in the Strait of Hormuz.
• Trump believes removing the US from the pact is ‘beyond reconsideration’.