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JD Vance"Donald Trump wants NATO to be strong. He wants us to remain in NATO."
Randall Stone"He might try to pull the United States out of NATO."
Nikki HaleyTrump "talked many times about getting out of NATO behind closed doors and publicly. So that's just a fact."
Mark Esper"His next move would be to begin pulling us out of NATO, certainly troops out of Nato countries."
John Bolton"The odds that he will withdraw from NATO are very high."
Dan CaldwellSome larger forces at play "will eventually force the next president, regardless of who it is... to substantially pull back from Nato."
Donald Trump"No, I don't want to pull it [the US] out [of NATO]."
Ron Filipkowski"Trump is setting up the pretext for cutting off aid to Ukraine and pulling the US out of NATO."
Donald TrumpAmerica's there "100 percent [if NATO allies pay their fair share]."
John Bolton"In a second Trump term, we'd almost certainly withdraw from NATO."
Donald Trump"If they're paying their bills, and if I think they're treating us fairly, the answer is absolutely I'd stay with NATO."
John Bolton"I think he would try to get out [of the alliance]."
Donald Trump"We will be with NATO 100 percent."
Thomas Gift"It's not out of the question that a future administration namely, a Trump one would take an anti-globalist agenda to the point of pulling the plug on the alliance."
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