Tech billionaire Elon Musk agreed on March 2 with a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, for the U.S. to exit NATO and the U.N.
“I agree,” he wrote in response to a post from a right-wing political commentator saying “it’s time” for the U.S. to leave NATO and the U.N.
The news comes after several Republican lawmakers submitted a bill on the U.S. exit from the U.N., claiming that the organization does not align with the Trump administration’s “America First” agenda.
The U.S. was among several countries, including Russia, Belarus, Israel, and Hungary, that voted against a U.N. resolution at the end of February condemning Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Both NATO and the U.N. were founded by the U.S. and other victors of World War II to promote diplomacy and cooperation between nations as well as to prevent another global war.
Musk, an unelected official, currently heads the so-called U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, which has cut significant amounts of government spending, including life-saving foreign aid.
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized fellow NATO countries for their perceived lack of contributions to the military alliance and has called for a spending target of 5% of GDP for all members.
Kyiv sees NATO membership as a crucial safeguard against future Russian aggression, but Trump said in February that Ukraine “can forget” about joining the alliance, suggesting its bid was a trigger for the war—an argument echoed by Russian state propaganda.
If the American people had any sense they would cut the heads off their new kings.
(talking about governors) “I prefer the bad ones over the dumb ones, because the bad sometimes rest” cit.
Perfect, I’d rather they step away and let us remake it into a n EU group.
Leaving the US inside the NATO still gives them veto rights.
The US intentionally leaving the organizations they have domination over as a means to exert soft power globally would certainly be good for weakening the US Empire. This seems like a case where the architects of Empire failed to raise successors and as such the ones with the reigns are now “true believers” in the architects’ web of lies.
If the US leaves the United Nations, does that mean they lose their security council veto power even if they somehow rejoin later?
Seems like something the other former global superpower, Russia, would be very happy to see happen.
I fail to see how this advances America’s interests whatsoever. Republicans are huffing glue again.
That’s a similar case to UK leaving the EU. They had a lot of provisions just for them - tax exempts etc. If UK decides to rejoin they will have to renegotiate the terms and EU will not want to grant them the same relief as they had in the past.
Nato is the only reason we European country bought those ultra expensive F35 paying billions to purchase and operate them.
I wonder what’s going to happen to the new Gernan rifles of the US military.
They’ll get expensive.
This is not going to end well for Elon Musk.
Who gives a shit about him. This is not going to end well for everyone.
I sincerely hope not.
FYI: even North Korea is a member of the UN!
Even the vatican! Though be it as only an observer state
If you include that then Palestine as well
Palestinians have a legitimate claim to the land they live on. Of course it comes as no surprise that Israel did not support condemning Russias invasion of Ukraine.
I publicly support the unaliving of musk
Launch him into space
But not into the sun. It takes more energy to launch something into the sun Vs just into space.
Can we try to land him in his stupid fucking orbiting car or whatever
Leaving NATO would cost the US over $100 billion in arms sales annually, so they won’t do it. But to have and eat their cake they just don’t need to honour article 5
To be perfectly honest they should probably kick the US out of it
Idk, Trump already tried it at the end of his last term. These people don’t have the USA’s best interests in mind.
NATO I can understand, but why UN? Un would be a mistake
If the US leaves the UN it permanently gives up its seat in the Security Council and its veto.
Russia magically inherited the USSR’s security council seat even though they are not the USSR. When the US collapses, which part gets their old seat? (I vote we give it to Canada personally)
I imagine it would have to be another country with a large nuclear weapons stockpile. India comes to mind.
Russia was always Russia. It was the seat of the USSR so it just stayed with Russia. If the US withdraws it gives up its seat. Canada would happily accept a permanent seat on the Security Council with veto.
Yeah, Russia took over the debts of the USSR as well, didn’t they?
Good. It’s faaaar past time america stops policing the world and having a seat at the big kids table, trump is a child. I do however think it’s far past time Europe polices Europe, no one will ever take over the US so we have no need for the UN. We don’t need to pay for all those other countries defenses or be involved in theor policies. Let them sort it out.
May as well. At least then the cowards can’t block Ukraine from joining NATO because they’re scared shitless of Putin.
FUCK THIS GUY SO HARD. I swear to god this lunatic needs to be stopped.
This lunatic is a danger for the world. He is an unelected unaccountable person with the power of the presidency. It’s terrifying.
Preferably a bullet
Killed. You can say killed. He isn’t an elected official in any capacity.
Please don’t put words in my mouth.
… which has cut significant amounts of government spending…
Has it, though? I mean, even its own over-inflated “receipts” are barely a microscopic percentage of a drop of the overall budget.
