Massie slams NATO as ‘Cold War relic’ — files for withdrawal

 Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) filed HR 6508 to withdraw the United States from NATO, calling the alliance a Cold War relic that has cost taxpayers trillions and risks drawing the country into foreign conflicts.

Massie wrote on X, “NATO is a Cold War relic. The United States should withdraw from NATO and use that money to defend our country, not socialist countries. Today, I introduced HR 6508 to end our NATO membership.”

He said, “NATO was created to counter the Soviet Union, which collapsed over thirty years ago. Since then, U.S. participation has cost taxpayers trillions of dollars and continues to risk U.S. involvement in foreign wars. Our Constitution did not authorize permanent foreign entanglements, something our Founding Fathers explicitly warned us against.”

“America should not be the world’s security blanket—especially when wealthy countries refuse to pay for their own defense,” Massie added.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. Both bills would invoke Article 13 of the North Atlantic Treaty to begin denunciation and would prohibit U.S. funds from being used for NATO’s common budgets.