Claim: Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy stated, “The US will leave NATO if I win the election.”
Reasoning: The process of withdrawing the United States from NATO involves more than a presidential decision. NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is an alliance of countries established by a treaty. The U.S. Constitution grants the power to make treaties to the President, but only with the advice and consent of at least two-thirds of the Senate. Therefore, withdrawing from NATO would require the same process: the President proposes withdrawal, but it requires the approval of at least two-thirds of the Senate. This check and balance ensures that such significant foreign policy decisions are not made unilaterally by the President.
Fact or Fiction? Fiction. The claim by Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy that the US will leave NATO if he wins the election is not solely within the power of the presidency, as withdrawal from NATO requires Senate approval.
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