President Donald Trump arrives to speak to the press following the NATO summit on June 25, 2025, in the Netherlands. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Republicans have become considerably less likely to say the United States benefits from being a member of NATO, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Around four-in-ten Republicans and GOP-leaning independents (38%) say the U.S. benefits a great deal or a fair amount from being part of NATO – down from 49% last year. A majority of Republicans (60%) now say the U.S. benefits not too much or not at all from being part of the alliance, up from 50% in 2025. This marks the first time in our surveys that a majority of Republicans have expressed this view. The survey was fielded in late March, shortly before President Donald Trump said he was strongly considering withdrawing the U.S. from the military alliance in an interview published April 1 . Overall, a majority of Americans (59%) continue to say the U.S. benefits from being a member of NATO.…