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Donald Trump: “They agreed to go from 2% to 5% [in NATO spending].”

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And they were. They were great. We had a tremendous NATO meeting a few weeks ago, and it was pretty amazing, actually. What happened? They agreed to go from 2% to 5% [in NATO spending]. And they had 2% where they didn't pay. They have 5% where they've already paid. That's a big difference. That's trillions of dollars, actually. Trillions. (15:59–16:02)

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Asserts that NATO members agreed to increase spending from 2% to 5%.

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