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Congress approves bill barring any president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO (thehill.com)
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Congress has approved legislation that would prevent any president from withdrawing the United States from NATO without approval from the Senate or an Act of Congress. The measure, spearheaded by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), was included in the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which passed out of the House on Thursday and is expected to be signed by President Biden.

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[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 65 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Exactly my thought. This looks like the Biden admin taking steps against the return of Trump. The conventional wisdom unfortunately suggests Trump will return, but this is the first official thing I've seen that suggests perhaps official staffers think the same.

I think the return of Trump is the end of the USA as we know it, but also the Democratic establishment has been late to the party to avoid it, and the left remains far more fragmented than the right.

[–] nickhammes@lemmy.world 33 points 11 months ago

I don't think it suggests they believe he will return, but that it's a serious enough possibility they should do something to prevent a seriously bad outcome. With a 25% chance of a Trump win, this kind of prevention is worth doing.. and it's unfortunately probably above that.

[–] invno1@lemmy.one 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The Biden Admin had nothing to do with this. Laws are made by Congress.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 11 months ago

And Congress is influenced by many factors, not the least of which being the administration of any sitting president.