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Marco Rubio: “The combination of pressure from President Trump in his…”

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Marco Rubio Discusses U.S. Actions on Iranian Nuclear Sites and NATO Summit Outcomes

Published | Video Starts at 12:19

And so these are tough decisions, but look where we are just a few years later. The combination of pressure from President Trump in his first administration and then a full invasion and war in Europe by Vladimir Putin has led now to virtually every country in every single partner in the NATO alliance pledging to get to that 5% mark, with the exception, unfortunately, of Spain. which has. What are you going to do about that? Well, it's a problem. I mean, it's a big problem. They claim they can do it for less. (12:19–12:38)

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Asserts that NATO countries, except Spain, pledged to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP due to Trump's pressure and Putin's actions.

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