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Donald Trump: “Many countries are not paying what they should. And frankly, many countries owe us a tremendous amount of money for many…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2018
Many countries are not paying what they should. And frankly, many countries owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back where they're delinquent, as far as I'm concerned, because the United States has had to pay for them.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump claims that NATO countries owe the U.S. money for defense.

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