As Trump Threatens NATO Exit, Schumer Reminds Marco Rubio Of His Own Law Blocking Any Quick Withdrawal— 'Couldn't Act On A Whim'

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has firmly stated that the Senate will not vote to leave NATO, despite President Donald Trump‘s recent contemplation of withdrawal.

Schumer took to X on Wednesday and highlighted that State Secretary Marco Rubio sponsored a bill in 2023 that requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate for the U.S. to withdraw from NATO.

“Thank you to @SecRubio for sponsoring the bill in 2023 requiring a two-thirds vote of the Senate to make sure clueless presidents couldn't act on a whim,” wrote Schumer.

This move was made to ensure that the decision to leave the alliance would not be made impulsively by any president.

The Democratic leader also highlighted a 2023 post by Rubio, then a senator, in which he celebrated the bill's passage.

I can promise this: The Senate will not vote to leave NATO and abandon our allies just because Trump is upset they wouldn't go along with his reckless war of choice.
 
Thank you to @SecRubio for sponsoring the bill in 2023 requiring a two thirds vote of the Senate to make sure… https://t.co/fBbuwwrN8v

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 1, 2026

NATO Tensions Rise, Exit Unlikely

Schumer’s post was in response to Trump’s statements about potentially withdrawing from NATO, revealed in an interview with The Telegraph. The president has been vocal about his dissatisfaction with the alliance, particularly their refusal to support the U.S. in its ongoing conflict with Iran.

However, markets and prediction odds suggest that a full U.S. withdrawal by 2027 is still a low-probability risk.

Meanwhile, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is set to visit Washington next week for a previously scheduled trip, confirmed by the alliance and White House officials.

In December, analysts at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace said that the president's push for higher European defense spending is accelerating a shift toward regional production and greater procurement independence—particularly in Northeastern Europe's expanding defense-industrial hubs—potentially impacting major U.S. military contractors.

Defense stocks that could find themselves in the crosshairs of Trump's NATO stance are RTX Corp. (NYSE:RTX), General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE:GD), Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT) and Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC).

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