Donald Trump 'tearing apart' NATO - but MAGA could create 'NATO 2.0'

Donald Trump 'tearing apart' NATO - but MAGA could create 'NATO 2.0'The US president has started alienating historic allies, and has blasted NATO as a 'paper tiger', but the alliance could stand on its own two feet without him, an expert has saidNewsLiam Doyle19:41, 03 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesDonald Trump's actions could create a NATO 2.0, an expert has said(Image: Alex Brandon/UPI/Shutterstock)Donald Trump is "tearing apart" NATO and could break the organisation as it exists in its present form - but MAGA could pave the way for "NATO 2.0", a world-renowned expert has said.‌The US President, a lifelong critic of the military pact in which his country plays a foundational role, has intensified his attacks in recent weeks after its historical allies refused to join an all-out assault he launched on Iran.‌While failing to grip its function as a defensive treaty that reacts to, rather than participates in, attacks on sovereign territory, he has denigrated the alliance as a "paper tiger" after it failed to cater to his whims.‌The Trump-MAGA broadside, an expert has warned, is "tearing apart" the oganisation, but it could also lead into its rebirth as a different, less US-centred force.OPINIONMikey Smith7 unhinged signs Donald Trump's White House is in meltdown with something huge about to happenDonald Trump