Elon Musk Backs US Exit from NATO

Amid emerging differences between the US and its European allies on the Ukraine conflict, President Donald Trump’s close adviser and Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk has publicly today supported the withdrawal of the US from both NATO and the UN.

In response to a post on X by ‘Make America Great Again’ (MAGA) activist Gunther Eagleman, Musk posted that for the US, it’s time to leave NATO and the UN.

Last month, Senator Lee of Utah introduced the Disengaging Entirely from the United Nations Debacle (DEFUND) Act. In the act, Lee proposed a complete US withdrawal from the UN, alleging that the world body is a platform for tyrants that attack America and its allies and has not



been able to stop wars, genocides, human rights violations, and pandemics despite all its funding.

Musk had supported Lee’s stand, noting in a post on X that the US provides way too much funding to the UN and associated entities. This is not the first time that Musk has questioned the US membership in NATO, which last month only he termed anachronistic and not relevant in the post-Cold War era. He also questioned the rationale behind American taxpayers covering a significant portion of Europe’s defence costs. He highlighted that the US pays for nearly 67 percent of NATO’s military expenses, despite spending only 3.5 percent of its GDP on defence.