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Donald Trump: “NATO became very rich after me. We were, we were paying…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Biden should have never let that happen. You know, it happened with NATO. When I got in and I equalized, I had it equalized and raised hundreds of billions of dollars. NATO became very rich after me. We were, we were paying almost all of NATO. It was unfair. We take care of the military and then they take advantage of us on trade. You know, they're very tough. I'll tell you what, the EU on trade is, is horrible. (21:38–21:44)

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Asserts that NATO's financial status improved significantly during Trump's presidency due to U.S. contributions.

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