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Tim Kaine: “The President cannot withdraw from NATO without support of…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Published | Video Starts at 07:27

And then Senator Rubio picked it up as the chief Republican after Senator McCain died. We got it passed in, I believe, the end of 2023. A very important bill. The President cannot withdraw from NATO without support of Congress. We are stronger with allies than when we're operating on our own. And if the President were to announce, I'm withdrawing from NATO, it would be like Donald Trump saying, the sun will come up in the west tomorrow. (07:27–07:33)

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Asserts that the President needs Congressional support to withdraw from NATO.

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