Jul 10, 2018 - Politics & Policy

Senate votes to support NATO as Trump's European summit begins

Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

In a bipartisan rebuke to President Trump, the Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a non-binding motion in support of NATO.

Why it matters: The symbolic 97-2 vote came as Trump, who is in Brussels for a summit with NATO allies, continues to lambast the alliance over what he labeled as their lack of commitment in defense spending. Rand Paul and Mike Lee voted against the measure.

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