Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) warned on Thursday that the Trump administration would significantly weaken NATO if the United States were to give up military leadership of the alliance for the first time in its 75-year history.

“Weakening American leadership won’t strengthen NATO or U.S. interests. If we’re serious about encouraging more capable European allies, retreating from our position as the leader of the trans-Atlantic alliance would be an odd way to show it,” McConnell said in a statement Thursday afternoon.

He issued the remarks after

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