Leaders of our European allies should take primary responsibility for defense of the continent, which means security ownership by all allies, guided by a clear understanding of strategic realities. And it's an imperative given the strategic realities that we face. And that begins with Increasing defense spending, 2% is a start, as President Trump has said, but it's not enough. Nor is 3%. Nor is 4%. More like 5%. Real investment, real urgency. We can talk all we want about values. Values are important, but you can't shoot values, you can't shoot flags and you can't shoot strong speeches. (05:11–05:28)
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Asserts that defense spending should be increased to around 5%.
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