We will no longer tolerate free riding. President Trump has shown the way with his historic leadership that yielded the commitments at NATO's Hague summit. There, NATO committed to spend 5% of GDP on defense, 3.5 on core military and 1.5 on security related investments, and pledged to take primary responsibility for Europe's conventional defense. Things most folks sitting here just five years ago would have thought completely impossible. We're now using this template to press our allies around the world to meet this new global standard the President has set. (33:23–33:40)
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Asserts that NATO committed to specific defense spending and responsibilities.
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