Barbara Boyd argues President Trump has been testing NATO for months and is now seriously considering leaving the alliance after European allies refused to help defend shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a move she says confirmed his view that NATO plays “stupid games” while the U.S. pays the costs. She traces the turning point to the February 2025 Munich Security Conference, where Vice President JD Vance warned Europe is threatened from within and must provide for its own defense. Boyd links Trump’s Iran policy—renewed talks, a 60-day deadline, then Operation Midnight Hammer and subsequent European sanctions—to an economic strategy built on cheap, reliable energy and a desire to reduce U.S. military focus in the Middle East while expanding investment-led development. She also warns of competing online narratives after Charlie Kirk’s 2025 assassination that aim to fracture MAGA through religious warfare, targeting Vance and DNI Tulsi Gabbard.00:00 The Midweek Update – NATO DUMPED: Trump’s Precision Strike Ends Britain’s Forever War Empire – March 18, 202602:11 Vance Warned Them at Munich — Now Trump Is Walking Out05:50 London’s Oil Markets Need Iran’s Chaos — Trump Is Cutting Them Off08:50 The Empire’s Psyop: Splitting MAGA Along Religious Lines
The Midweek Update – NATO DUMPED: Trump’s Precision Strike Ends Britain’s Forever War Empire – March 18, 2026
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