NATO laughed at us. Everybody laughed at us. They don't laugh anymore. There's no more laughing this year. We invested a record $1 trillion in our armed forces, and We're going to be asking for 1.5 trillion coming up. We have the money being spent on the best equipment anywhere in the world. In the working session this morning, we discussed the progress other members are making toward the 5% target. (04:52–04:59)
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