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'Trump is Having an Impact': NATO Head Credits President's Tough Talk for $100B Boost

Mon, 01/28/2019 - 1:24pm

'Trump is Having an Impact': NATO Head Credits President's Tough Talk for $100B Boost by William Cummings - USA Today

President Donald Trump "is committed to NATO" and deserves credit in obtaining $100 billion more in defense spending for the alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, said Sunday.

 

"President Trump has been very clear: He is committed to NATO. He stated that clearly just a few days ago and also at the NATO summit in July," Stoltenberg said on "Fox News Sunday."

 

Stoltenberg's comment stands in contrast to Democrats who fear Trump wants to pull out of NATO, and some who have expressed concern he could be undermining the military alliance because it benefits Russian President Vladimir Putin…

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