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Sebastian Gorka: “The president has ratcheted [NATO GDP spending] up to 5%.”

Featuring: Sebastian Gorka, Deputy Assistant to the President, Senior Director for Counterterrorism | National

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Is it the fourth or the fifth peace treaty? Is it 5% NATO GDP spending? I cut my teeth 30 years ago on NATO issues. We dreamt of having partners spending 2%. The president has ratcheted [NATO GDP spending] up to 5%. Whether it's 1.6 million deportations or self deportations, whether it's $5 trillion being brought back from the Middle east, whether it is. (03:50–03:54)

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Asserts that NATO GDP spending has been increased to 5% under the current presidency.

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