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Tim Sheehy: “Europe has had 80 years to rebuild their defense industrial…”

Featuring: Tim Sheehy, Republican | U.S. Senate from Montana

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I've donated thousands of my own dollars to equip american freedom fighters with medical equipment and protective gear so they can come home. But the reality is Europe has had 80 years to rebuild their defense industrial complex since World War two. We have single handedly, with sometimes four or 5% GDP spending, held up western Europe's security bubble for them as they spend 0.5 or 1% GDP. (15:56–16:01)

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Asserts that European countries have had ample time to develop their own defense capabilities since WWII.

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