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Donald Trump: “They are putting up not 2% but 5% [of GDP for NATO defense…”

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But I just finished by saying this. So I was with the king of Saudi Arabia. I was with all of the NATO leaders a couple of weeks ago. And They are putting up not 2% but 5% [of GDP for NATO defense spending]. they said 5% of GDP. That's a lot of money. They'll have trillions of dollars put up. They were putting up two, but they weren't paying it. (08:11–08:16)

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Asserts that NATO countries are increasing their defense spending from 2% to 5% of GDP.

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