Namely, in 2023, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, a proposal was also adopted that would allow a decision to leave NATO to be made only with the support of two-thirds of the Senate or through a separate congressional decision. One of the authors of this proposal was Marco Rubio, then a senator from the state of Florida, who often emphasized the benefits of the Alliance as part of his foreign policy vision. However, Rubio has now adopted similar rhetoric from his boss. In several media appearances, the U.S. Secretary of State has emphasized that he agrees with Trump's stance that the U.S. should "consider leaving NATO." "The Alliance once played an important role because America, through NATO, could project its power worldwide. Now it has become a 'one-way street' where our allies are unwilling to support us in Iran," Rubio told Fox News. Since Republicans do not have a two-thirds majority in the Senate, nor sufficient majorities in both houses of Congress to support leaving NATO, the U.S. will remain part of this Alliance, regardless of Trump's announcements.