“It would be a ground for some profound effort by our part, whether it is impeachment or the 25th amendment,” Rep. @JackieSpeier says about report that President Trump discussed withdrawing the United States from NATO. https://t.co/QvLsEkG8MZ pic.twitter.com/yNijQn5VX5— New Day (@NewDay) January 15, 2019
The Hill: Dem rep: Trump pulling US from NATO would be grounds for impeachment
A Democratic member of the House warned Tuesday that any move by President Trump to exit NATO would be grounds for removal from office.
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) told CNN's "New Day" that Congress or the president's advisers would be forced to take "profound" action to prevent Trump from exiting the decades-old military alliance, formed following World War II.
"It had better be an idle threat from the president, because I think that act would be so destructive to our country and to our ability to protect the national security of every American that it would be a ground for some profound effort by our part, whether it is impeachment or the 25th Amendment," Speier, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, told CNN.
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WNU Editor: President Trump believes that since NATO members are not fulfilling their promised obligations to NATO, a new arrangement must be found, even maybe exiting NATO. Is this debate off-limits now because it is grounds for impeachment? Currently most Democrats support staying in NATO, less so for Republicans .... NATO is seen favorably in many member countries, but almost half of Americans say it does too little (PEW Research).
