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Scott Bessent: “We expect you to pay for part of the NATO defense.”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Published | Video Starts at 07:36

America first is not America alone. We've seen President Trump has had an incredible first year in terms of the agenda and the message is we are changing. We are reordering global trade. We expect you to pay for part of the NATO defense. You know, we expect that you will reciprocate. And so we have brought that message here. And I think what's changed is US leadership. This is what US leadership looks like. (07:36–07:42)

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Asserts that the U.S. expects other countries to contribute to NATO defense costs.

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