A NATO spokesperson said the claim is false. The secretary general congratulated the president-elect in a public statement.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in 2024, "If Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin, I will personally expel the United States from the alliance.” Days after President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 election win,

NATO head Mark Rutte said when Trump’s in office “he will be welcomed by a stronger, larger, and more united Alliance.” A quote about expelling the U.S. is fake.

Healey said Trump understands that countries achieve security through strength, “as do alliances like NATO.” “I expect the United States to stand shoulder to shoulder with allies like the UK and to support Ukraine for as long as it takes to defeat [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s invasion,