WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, released a statement on Thursday urging the president to recognize the importance of NATO to our national security after numerous reports of him insulting allies and threatening to leave NATO.

“President Trump is making a potentially catastrophic mistake by alienating the very countries we rely on most. Republicans and Democrats in Congress must make it clear that NATO is critical to our national defense and global stability,” said Murphy.

“The president needs to understand that we do not belong to NATO to fulfill a sense of charity for other nations, but out of a totally self-serving desire to protect our own. NATO keeps America safe, full stop. After all, only one NATO country has ever asked the others to come to their defense – the United States,” Murphy added. 

On Tuesday, Murphy voted to support the U.S.’s strong commitment to NATO and the collective security of the transatlantic region. The resolution passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 97-2.

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