{"id":15400,"date":"2026-03-23T15:18:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15400"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:19:00","slug":"tillis-rips-trumps-nato-criticism-us-lives-would-be-lost-in-great-numbers-without-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15400","title":{"rendered":"Tillis rips Trump\u2019s NATO criticism: US lives would \u2018be lost in great numbers without\u2019 alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ScreenShot_2026-03-23_151729_654.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ScreenShot_2026-03-23_151729_654.png 320w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ScreenShot_2026-03-23_151729_654-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) ripped President Trump\u2019s threats against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in recent weeks, amid escalating tensions over the conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe president of the United States cannot withdraw from NATO,\u201d Tillis told ABC\u2019s Jonathan Karl in a Sunday interview on \u201cThis Week.\u201d \u201cNow, having said that, the president can poison the well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The president has ripped NATO allies over the countries\u2019 reluctance to join U.S.-Israeli operations in Iran, referring to the alliance as \u201ca paper tiger\u201d and calling members \u201ccowards\u201d in recent days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A central point of Trump\u2019s criticism centers on efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for oil exports that has effectively closed since the onset of the war late last month. He has argued that Europe and China rely more heavily on the trade route for oil than the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several NATO allies, including the United Kingdom, Germany and France, signaled \u201ca readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait\u201d on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This criticism from Trump, who has long threatened to pull out of the organization, has sparked concern among some GOP lawmakers, including Tillis, who are warning the president against possibly leaving the alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe president can make it functionally defunct if he wants to, but I would really encourage him to take \u2026 the top 100 generals in the Pentagon right now and ask any of them if they think it\u2019s a good idea to sever that relationship,\u201d Tillis, a staunch defender of the alliance, said Sunday. \u201cAnd you\u2019d be hard-pressed \u2026 to find one, because that has enormous, enormous risk in it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmerican lives have been saved by the NATO alliance, and American lives will be lost in great numbers without it,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tillis, the GOP leader of the Senate\u2019s NATO group, on Sunday took issue with the president\u2019s characterization of the alliance members as \u201ccowards,\u201d stating that member countries \u201cdon\u2019t appreciate the way they\u2019re being treated right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think that they\u2019re cowards,\u201d the GOP senator told Karl. \u201cI think they\u2019re people that weren\u2019t consulted on a major military operation, and I\u2019d have the same reaction if I was the head of state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not the first time Tillis has expressed dismay over Trump\u2019s remarks toward the military alliance. The North Carolina Republican was an outspoken critic of the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to seize Greenland last year, warning about how the push could damage the U.S.-NATO relationship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retiring Republican Sen. 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