… now paying more interest on the national debt than we are on defense of our nation in a dangerous world, which seems to be getting more dangerous all the time. We spend about 2.8% of our gross domestic product on national defense. And there's no question in my mind that we're going to have to up that figure substantially. (03:14–03:21)
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Asserts that the U.S. spends approximately 2.8% of GDP on national defense.
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