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Donald Trump: “We send them military equipment and they pay us back the…”

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

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President Trump Gaggles with Press on Air Force One, Jan. 11, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 08:18

And that's what he should have done. Now, if you look at what's going on with respect to NATO, we have a very good relationship, 5% GDP, and they pay us. We send them military equipment and they pay us back the full cost of the equipment. The war is. We make money with the war. But I don't even want to talk about that. I want to save the lives. They're Russian, Ukrainian lives. (08:18–08:24)

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Asserts NATO pays the full cost for U.S. military equipment.

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