This has been something the President's talked about since his first administration as 45th president of the United States, and that is that he wants NATO to be stronger. And In order for NATO to be stronger, the member states have to be stronger. That's the point. I think we're headed in a good path in that regard. I think we've seen a tremendous amount of progress and we'll continue to see progress in that direction, I hope, because it makes the alliance stronger. (33:20–33:24)
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Asserts that strengthening NATO requires stronger member states.
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