Karoline Leavitt Touts NATO’s Pledge To Invest 5% Of Their GDP Annually In Defense

During Thursday’s White House Press Briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt discussed NATO members' pledge to commit 5% of their GDP to defense.

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00:00Just look at what he was able to accomplish at the NATO summit in the Netherlands.

00:03Many of you were there.

00:05Our allies agreed to invest 5% of their GDP annually in defense

00:10because President Trump demanded it.

00:12This will be the most significant reinforcement of NATO's collective defense

00:16in the history of the NATO alliance.

00:19And as a result, the United States of America will carry less of the burden

00:22and our NATO allies will be stronger than ever before.

00:26As NATO Secretary General Ruda put it,

00:28for too long, one ally, the United States, and our taxpayers, I may add,

00:34carried too much of the burden of that commitment.

00:36And that changes today.

00:38President Trump made this change possible.

00:40We will produce trillions more for our common defense

00:44to make us stronger and fairer by equalizing spending between America and our allies.

00:49This is the Trump effect.

00:51This is what the president met when he declared that America is back.

00:56Now, back here at home,