I've spoken to Mark Rute this year probably 40 times, and he's spoken to multiple people in our administration as well. Multiple times. He's been here multiple times. He speaks to the President directly. It's why The United States basically is over 50% of NATO, both in troop commitments and in financial commitments as well. It's why we remain in NATO. It's why the President had a very positive visit in NATO in the end. That's why we're in this alliance, and that's why Article 5 in the NATO alliance is important. (1:54:51–1:55:00)
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