{"id":2519887,"date":"2025-12-11T04:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T09:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-introduces-bill-to-end-us-membership-in-nato\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T04:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T09:46:48","slug":"massie-introduces-bill-to-end-us-membership-in-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-introduces-bill-to-end-us-membership-in-nato\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie introduces bill to end US membership in NATO"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassie-introduces-bill-to-end-us-membership-in-nato%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519887&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) has introduced a bill to end the United States&#8217; membership in NATO, which he describes as an outdated &#8220;Cold War relic&#8221; that no longer serves U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-war-vets-warn-biden-against-shuttering-gitmo\/\" title=\"Congressional War Vets Warn Biden Against Shuttering Gitmo\">national security interests<\/a>. Massie argues that NATO, originally established to counter the Soviet Union, which dissolved over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-short-history-of-how-anthony-fauci-has-kept-failing-up-since-1984\/\" title=\"A Short History Of How Anthony Fauci Has Kept Failing Up Since 1984\">thirty years ago<\/a>, now wastes taxpayer money and risks U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts. His proposed legislation, the &#8220;NATO Act,&#8221; aims to stop U.S.funding for NATO&#8217;s security budget, assert that member countries can defend themselves, and formally notify NATO of the U.S. withdrawal.Massie emphasizes that continued membership contradicts the principles of the Founding Fathers, who cautioned against permanent foreign alliances, citing George Washington&#8217;s 1796 Farewell Address warning against entanglement in European affairs. Massie has a history of opposing congressional resolutions supporting NATO, maintaining that America should focus on defending itself rather than subsidizing the defense of wealthier, socialist countries.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Massie introduces bill to end US membership in NATO<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2441063\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\">Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY) has long been a critic of continued U.S. membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He&rsquo;s categorized it as an archaic institution that serves no current purpose and a waste of taxpayer money. On Wednesday, Massie introduced a bill to end the country&rsquo;s membership in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\/\">NATO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NATO is a Cold War relic. The United States should withdraw from NATO and use that money to defend our country, not socialist countries.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I introduced HR 6508 to end our NATO membership. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IvRfTH388W\">pic.twitter.com\/IvRfTH388W<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3914435\/south-carolina-attorney-general-blasts-nancy-mace-as-entitled-spoiled-brat\/\">South Carolina attorney general blasts Nancy Mace as &lsquo;entitled, spoiled brat&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3913908\/fix-the-court-emil-bove-complaint-trump-rally\/\">Activist group hits federal judge with judicial misconduct complaint for attending Trump rally<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3914210\/new-york-scaffold-law-cost-hurt-economy\/\">New York&rsquo;s &lsquo;scaffold&rsquo; law driving up costs; hurting economy: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">&mdash; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1998526052243746978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2025<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;NATO is a Cold War relic. We should withdraw from NATO and use that money to defend our own country, not socialist countries,&rdquo; Massie <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/massie.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395782\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a press release and in social media posts. &ldquo;NATO was created to counter the Soviet Union, which collapsed over thirty years ago. Since then, U.S. participation has cost taxpayers trillions of dollars and continues to risk U.S. involvement in foreign wars.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Massie&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/massie.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395782\"><em>NATO Act<\/em><\/a>  called for:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Restricting U.S. taxpayer money from being used on NATO&rsquo;s security budget<\/li>\n<li>Acknowledging that NATO has adequate &ldquo;economic and military capacity to provide for their own defense.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>Asserting that &ldquo;NATO&rsquo;s original Cold War purpose no longer aligns with current U.S. national security interests.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>And requesting for the president to officially notify NATO of the country&rsquo;s decision to withdrawal from the alliance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In defending his legislative proposal, Massie said that the country&rsquo;s continued membership in NATO ran counter to the ideologies the country&rsquo;s founders supported. He specifically mentioned warnings from the founders cautioning the government not to get involved in foreign affairs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our Constitution did not authorize permanent foreign entanglements, something our Founding Fathers explicitly warned us against,&rdquo; Massie said. &ldquo;America should not be the world&rsquo;s security blanket &mdash; especially when wealthy countries refuse to pay for their own defense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Massie&rsquo;s emphasis on the Founding Fathers&rsquo; reluctance to get involved in &ldquo;foreign entanglements&rdquo; likely refers to George Washington&rsquo;s &ldquo;Farewell Address&rdquo; delivered in 1796. Washington warned of the dangers of getting involved in European conflicts and the negative impact it could have on the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation?&rdquo; Washington <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/constitutioncenter.org\/the-constitution\/historic-document-library\/detail\/george-washington-farewell-address-1796\">said<\/a> in his farewell speech. &ldquo;Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements,&rdquo; the first president said. &ldquo;I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Massie has a history of urging the U.S. to leave NATO. On at least two occasions, he has voted against <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >congressional resolutions affirming support<\/a> for the alliance.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2017, Massie voted against a resolution pledging U.S. support for NATO&rsquo;s mutual defense agreement. The resolution was sponsored by House leadership at the time, including then-Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), then-House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The move to expand NATO in Eastern Europe is unwise and unaffordable,&rdquo; Massie <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2017\/06\/28\/nkys-thomas-massie-one-only-four-house-members-vote-against-pro-nato-resolution\/434896001\/\">told<\/a> <em>The Cincinatti Enquirer <\/em>in 2017. He said the 2017 proposed resolution &ldquo;was in direct conflict with President Trump&rsquo;s campaign assertion that NATO is obsolete.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3911926\/what-trump-national-security-strategy-means-europe\/\"><strong>WHAT TRUMP&rsquo;S SECURITY STRATEGY MEANS FOR EUROPE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He voted <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/linknky.com\/politics\/frankfort\/2022\/04\/06\/rep-thomas-massie-votes-against-house-resolution-for-nato-support\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">against<\/a> another congressional resolution urging support for NATO in 2022, to &ldquo;uphold the founding democratic principles of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and establish a Center for Democratic Resilience within the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;NATO is a relic of the Cold War,&rdquo; Massie said on social media at the time. &ldquo;Why should Americans pay for Europe&rsquo;s defense?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massie proposes bill to end US NATO membership<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2519888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25260565061347.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3895,4850,7507,50459,50822],"class_list":["post-2519887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bill","tag-massie","tag-membership","tag-nato-2","tag-us-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25260565061347.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519887"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519891,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519887\/revisions\/2519891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}