NATO Officials Reassure Allies Despite Speculation of U.S. Withdrawal

We’ve been here before -- declaring NATO dead or dying. Recently, US Republican Senator Mike Lee posted on X, saying: “It’s time to leave NATO and the UN.” Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a close ally of US President Donald Trump, responded simply: “I agree.” While officials in Brussels and elsewhere note that Musk often shares political opinions on his platform, X, without necessarily shaping US policy, some observers acknowledge his access to Trump and his informal influence in certain conservative…