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Does one country have a veto?

No, no single country has a veto within NATO. Decisions, including invoking Article 5, are made by consensus among all 32 member states. This means everyone must agree, rather than a majority vote. Trump's desire for loyalty over money challenges this established principle of shared decision-making, where no one nation dictates policy.

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