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John Cornyn: “It's going to take a while for [NATO allies] to step up and…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Senate Hearing on NATO Defense, Nuclear Proliferation, and Soft Power Strategies

Published | Video Starts at 00:32

One of the things that President Trump has made very clear is that he expects our NATO allies in Europe to do more for their own self defense. And I agree with that wholeheartedly. But It's going to take a while for [NATO allies] to step up and create the industrial base, to produce weapons, to build their military. and the like. In the meantime, we're seeing concerning announcements from everybody from President Zelensky to the new Chancellor of Germany to the president of Poland, talking about, well, maybe … (00:32–00:43)

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Asserts that NATO allies will need time to enhance their military capabilities and industrial base.

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