Congressional leaders invite the head of NATO to address a joint session of Congress next month, a rare bipartisan invitation
By Seung Min Kim , Seung Min Kim White House reporter Email Bio Follow Rachael Bade and Rachael Bade Congressional reporter Email Bio Follow Robert Costa Robert Costa National political reporter covering the White House, Congress and campaigns Email Bio Follow March 11 at 3:05 PM House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is joining with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other congressional leaders to extend a rare bipartisan invitation to NATO’s secretary general to address a joint session of...
A McConnell spokesman did not immediately return a request for comment. A White House spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at a press conference in Washington Thursday. Trump calls the formula “cost plus 50,” and it has struck fear in the hearts of U.S. allies who view it as extortionate.
Trump is personally friendly with Stoltenberg and has praised him, making frequent comments about the former Norwegian prime minister’s efforts to increase members’ financial contributions for U.S. military operations. And even as many European leaders cringe at Trump, Stoltenberg has strained to give Trump credit for shaking up negotiations over NATO finances and the U.S. military’s support.
The majority leader has also aligned himself with former defense secretary Jim Mattis when he abruptly resigned in December, urging Trump to nominate a successor who shared Mattis’s support for global alliances. During the visit, Pelosi said she was asked repeatedly by NATO and European officials about whether the United States was having second thoughts about its membership given reports that Trump repeatedly floated withdrawing from the alliance. She promised them the U.S. was not considering an exit, arguing that Trump controlled only one branch of the U.S. government and that NATO had bipartisan support despite Trump’s remarks.
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