Now if you just take a step back, this isn't happening in isolation. President Trump is making these announcements while attending the NATO summit where another major story is also unfolding. The White House says Trump has fundamentally changed NATO by pushing America's allies to shoulder more of the defense burden rather than relying overwhelmingly on US Taxpayers. The administration argues that increased defense spending by NATO members is now helping American manufacturing and strengthening the US Defense industrial base as well. (07:44–07:56)
CLAIM
Asserts that Trump has changed NATO by making allies shoulder more defense costs.
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