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Derrick Van Orden: “They promised they were going to pay 2% GDP.”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

What Will DOGE UNCOVER in Pentagon Audit Rep. Derrick Van Orden.

Published February 20, 2025 | Video Starts at 17:33

And also I said, look, man, could you imagine, could you imagine the security posture of Europe if everybody in NATO who agreed a decade ago did what they said they were going to do? They promised they were going to pay 2% GDP. If everyone had done that a decade ago, would Vladimir Putin have invaded Ukraine to begin with? And that's a very honest question. It is. (17:33–17:36)

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Asserts that NATO members promised to spend 2% of GDP on defense.

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