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Donald Trump: “They're paying us for the weapons that we send.”

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Published | Video Starts at 05:38

But, you know, we're very strong toward NATO. NATO stepped up, you know, when they went from 2% to 5%. That was great unity. Trillions of dollars is being pumped in, and They're paying us for the weapons that we send. But that was a big day that nobody thought a thing like that could happen. You had countries that weren't paying 2%, and now they're all paying 5%. (05:38–05:41)

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Asserts that NATO countries are paying the United States for weapons.

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