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Republican Senators Mitch McConnell and Thom Tillis have broken with President Trump over his stated consideration of withdrawing the United States from NATO, triggered by allied refusal to join the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran. The dissent tests the limits of a 2024 law requiring two-thirds Senate approval for withdrawal while raising questions about whether Europe can defend itself without American military assets that have underpinned transatlantic security for 77 years.