{"id":2586372,"date":"2026-04-01T22:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T02:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-chief-to-visit-trump-after-president-threatens-to-exit-alliance\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T22:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T02:55:08","slug":"nato-chief-to-visit-trump-after-president-threatens-to-exit-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-chief-to-visit-trump-after-president-threatens-to-exit-alliance\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO chief to visit Trump after president threatens to exit alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fnato-chief-to-visit-trump-after-president-threatens-to-exit-alliance%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=2586372&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>An upcoming meeting in Washington, D.C., between NATO\u2019s Secretary-General and President Donald Trump is planned after Trump threatened too pull the United States out of the alliance. The visit comes as Trump has intensified criticism of NATO over its handling of Iran-related tensions and the Strait of Hormuz. He has called NATO a \u201cpaper tiger\u201d and suggested his withdrawal could be \u201cbeyond reconsideration,\u201d while also insisting that allies take greater leadership in security matters, including protecting the Hormuz passage. He urged other countries to assume primary responsibility for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ensuring global oil flow<\/a>, even proposing that thay buy oil from the United States and \u201cbuild up some delayed courage\u201d to act in the strait. The stance drew criticism from some members of Congress who defended NATO as a cornerstone of American security.The article also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ruling-in-womens-spa-case-could-shake-up-transgender-lawfare\/\" title=\"Ruling in women\u2019s spa case could shake up transgender lawfare\">references related debates<\/a> on sanctions, Ukraine, and Iran policy, noting that Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-lies-about-vaccines-spark-criticism-rebuttal-by-ap-fact-check\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s lies about vaccines spark criticism, rebuttal by AP Fact-Check\">prime-time address<\/a> did not directly address NATO.  <\/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\">NATO chief to visit Trump after president threatens to exit military alliance<\/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_2549745\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\/\">NATO<\/a> Secretary-General Mark Rutte is set to meet with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> after the president threatened to leave the Western military alliance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The NATO chief is coming to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, and holding court with Trump next week. The development comes as Trump has escalated criticism of NATO in recent weeks due to what he believes has been the alliance&rsquo;s failure to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4483796\/europe-tepid-response-trump-iran-war\/\">effectively target Iran <\/a>alongside the United States and secure the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4513142\/us-lifts-sanctions-venezuela-delcy-rodriguez\/\">US lifts sanctions on interim Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4512064\/trump-says-leaving-paper-tiger-nato-beyond-reconsideration\/\">Trump says leaving &#8216;paper tiger&#8217; NATO is now &#8216;beyond reconsideration&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4510070\/china-factor-trump-iran-strikes-reshape-global-order\/\">The China factor: Trump&#8217;s Iran strikes threaten to reshape global order<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4512064\/trump-says-leaving-paper-tiger-nato-beyond-reconsideration\/\">latest statements on NATO<\/a> on Wednesday are his strongest yet, marking a new low for the alliance. When pressed on whether he would reconsider the U.S. membership of NATO, the president said, &ldquo;Oh yes, I would say [it&rsquo;s] beyond reconsideration.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I always knew they were a paper tiger,&rdquo; he told the <em>Telegraph<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump made similar remarks in an interview with <em>Reuters<\/em>, telling the outlet he is &ldquo;absolutely&rdquo; considering withdrawing the U.S. from NATO.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s position has sparked some criticism from Congress, including from Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For more than seventy years, NATO has been the cornerstone of American national security &mdash; deterring war in Europe, projecting strength around the world, and ensuring that the United States never stands alone in moments of crisis,&rdquo; Warner said Wednesday. &ldquo;It is not a &lsquo;paper tiger&rsquo; &mdash; it is the most successful military alliance in modern history, and Donald Trump&rsquo;s threat to pull the United States out of NATO is reckless, dangerous, and plays directly into the hands of our adversaries.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump did not refer to Washington&rsquo;s relationship with NATO during a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4513285\/trump-iran-war-weeks-stone-ages\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-on-thin-ice-with-breadwinners-and-maga-over-lackluster-economy\/\" title=\"... on thin ice with breadwinners and MAGA over lackluster economy\">rare prime-time address<\/a> <\/a>to the nation on Wednesday evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, he urged allies to take leadership in securing the Strait of Hormuz in the Iran war. The U.S. will be &ldquo;helpful,&rdquo; but other countries must take primary responsibility for ensuring the global oil supply begins to flow through the channel once again, he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4512810\/trump-pressured-nato-ukraine-supplies-iran-war\/\"><strong>TRUMP PRESSURED NATO ALLIES WITH UKRAINE SUPPLIES OVER IRAN WAR: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump stressed that Washington has little to lose if the strategic waterway remains blocked, as the U.S. is a major oil producer. He said other countries could either buy oil from the U.S. to relieve energy woes or send their militaries to clear up the channel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To those countries that can&rsquo;t get fuel, many of which refuse to get involved in the decapitation of Iran &mdash; we had to do it ourselves &mdash; I have a suggestion. No. 1, buy oil from the United States of America. We have plenty. We have so much. And No. 2, build up some delayed courage,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Go to the strait and just take it, protect it, use it for yourselves. Iran has been essentially decimated. The hard part is done. So it should be easy.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\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>NATO chief to meet Trump after exit threat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2586373,"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\/2026\/04\/AP26021674995563.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[74816,3817,69279,50459,3634],"class_list":["post-2586372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alliance-2","tag-diplomacy","tag-international-relations-2","tag-nato-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26021674995563.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586372","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2586372"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2586376,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586372\/revisions\/2586376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2586373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}