Republicans shrug off Trump’s NATO comments

October 18, 2024

I’m not worried about it at all,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. told reporters at the U.S. Capitol. He said starting a war would be the “last thing” Russia would do if Trump were president. Speaking on CNN, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who last year sponsored a law that prevented any U.S. president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO without consent of the Senate, said he had “zero” concerns about Trump’s comments and argued they were being misinterpreted. AD“Donald Trump is not a member of the Council on Foreign Relations,” Rubio said. And the money came flowing in.”ADThe White House quickly responded, calling the comments “appalling and unhinged” and dangerous to U.S. national security.