In fact, as you can see from this graphic, all of our adversaries are spending more of their GDP on defense than we are. Meanwhile, Our defense spending as a percentage of GDP has been steadily falling since World War II. That yellow line that you see on the graph cutting across that bar represents 4 to 5% of GDP spending. History has shown that meeting or exceeding that level of investment ensures we can truly deter our adversaries. (01:49–01:55)
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Asserts that U.S. defense spending as a percentage of GDP has decreased since World War II.
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