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J. D. Vance: “The President has said he'd like to see 5% spending on…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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J.D. Vance at Munich Security Conference: US-European Defense, Ukraine Conflict, and Global Trade

Published | Video Starts at 23:59

Yeah, so I think there are two, there are a couple of different components to this. So first of all, what The President has said he'd like to see 5% spending on defense in NATO. And he thinks that that is consistent with what our European friends are telling us about how much they fear some of the threats in the world. (23:59–24:04)

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Asserts that the President wants NATO countries to spend 5% of their GDP on defense.

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