You think about two years ago, three years ago, four years ago, or one year ago, we were a laughingstock all over the world. At the NATO summit in June, virtually all NATO members formally committed to increased defense spending at my request, from 2% to 5% of GDP. making our alliance far stronger and more powerful than it was ever before. In May, I traveled to the Middle east to visit my friends and rebuild our partnerships in the Gulf. (06:43–06:55)
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Asserts that NATO members committed to increasing defense spending from 2% to 5% of GDP.
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