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Donald Trump: “We spend a lot of money on, you know, NATO and all of these…”

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President Trump holds news conference amid Iran conflict

Published | Video Starts at 41:42

And he really didn't want to do it. I said, you don't want to do it? We've been with you. You're our oldest ally. And We spend a lot of money on, you know, NATO and all of these things to protect you. I mean, we're protecting them. We're working with them on Ukraine. Ukraine's thousands of miles away, separated by a vast ocean. We don't have to do that, but we did it. (41:42–41:48)

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Asserts that the U.S. spends a lot of money on NATO for protection.

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