Foreign Policy Experts Fear Trump Might Pull the US Out of NATO
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- By Cindy Saine
A New York Times report says President Donald Trump told aides on several occasions last year that he wanted to withdraw the United States from NATO, which has been in place since 1949. While President Trump has gone back and forth on in the issue in public, foreign policy experts say the move would weaken the alliance and embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has long criticized NATO. VOA's Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine has more from Washington.