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Ron Johnson: “We need an attitude change. When you look at NATO, the combined economic firepower of NATO is well north of $30…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2018
We need an attitude change. When you look at NATO, the combined economic firepower of NATO is well north of $30 trillion. Russia is less than two. How can NATO, how can the EU, how can America allow that puny little economic power push us around this way? Because we just have to change that attitude. We are the 800-pound gorilla, and it is really absurd what we are allowing Russia to get away with.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Johnson emphasizes the need for a shift in NATO's attitude towards Russia's economic influence.

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