Senator Cotton Challenges Senator Hawley Over Opposition to Sweden and Finland Joining NATO

In prepared remarks on the Senate floor, Arkansas Republican Tom Cotton speaks in support of Sweden and Finland joining NATO, saying that "the alliance will be unquestionably stronger." Without mentioning him by name Senator Cotton challenges Missouri Republican Josh Hawley for opposing NATO expansion this time around after backing Montenegro and North Macedonia's accession in 2019. "It would be strange indeed for any senator who voted to allow Montenegro or North Macedonia into NATO to turn around and deny membership to Finland and Sweden. I would love to hear the defense of such a curious vote," he says. close