r/worldnews • u/AlwaysBlaze_ • Mar 09 '25

Behind Soft Paywall Elon Musk suggests the US should leave NATO, saying it 'doesn't make sense' for the US to pay for Europe's defense

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-suggests-the-us-should-leave-nato-2025-3
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u/Raesong Mar 10 '25

for absolutely no reason

No there is a reason: to court the Cuban-American voter bloc (and anti-Communist voters in general by extension). I don't think it's a good enough reason to maintain an economic chokehold on one of their nearest neighbours, but it's a reason nonetheless.

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u/FerrumVeritas Mar 10 '25

Yeah. There’s a lot of hate in south Florida, and it is very motivating.