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Donald Trump: “We went from 2% to 5%, which everyone said was not even a…”

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Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Ruta Discuss Military Support for Ukraine and Tariffs on Russia

Published | Video Starts at 13:46

In the meantime, we're going to get you good service on what you need. And we really became friendly with NATO this last meeting. You know, We went from 2% to 5%, which everyone said was not even a possibility. They weren't paying 2%. Many of them were paying much less than 2%. Even those since you became president all committed to the 2% before the summit, and now collectively, we committed to the 5%. (13:46–13:52)

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Asserts that NATO defense spending commitments increased from 2% to 5%.

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