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Marco Rubio: “The President is not against NATO. He went to NATO and…”

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And he too has been a witness to all of this as it's been occurring, and he's been a big part of it as well. You talk about NATO. The President is not against NATO. He went to NATO and basically said, look, you guys, we're paying all the money. And he got them to do the 5% commitment, which everybody said was never going to happen. It was impossible. Everything this President does is driven by the American people, whether you. You don't have to agree with the actual move, but understand the motivation. (02:09–02:18)

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Asserts that the President convinced NATO members to commit to a 5% spending target.

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