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Trump Tells NATO Allies 'There Is No Choice' But To Increase Defense Spending

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According to a report by Reuters, on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said that NATO allies had no choice but to increase their military spending, reiterating his call for all those in the alliance to meet the target spending of two percent of GDP on defense annually. After a meeting with Britain's Theresa May in London, Trump told reporters, “The prime minister and I agree that our NATO allies must increase their defense spending - we’ve both been working very hard to that end.

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