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Capehart: Europe Isn’t Ripping Us Off on Defense, Just Not Fairly Sharing the Burden
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PBS NewsHour
Name: PBS NewsHour
URL: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/
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David Brooks
, Jonathan Capehart
, Geoff Bennett
Name: David Brooks
Employment: The New York Times
Position: Writer
Name: Jonathan Capehart
Employment: MSNBC
Position: Contributor
Name: Geoff Bennett
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Bennett What about this ░░░░░░░░ and I ve heard ░░░░░░░░ from some Trump allies ░░░░░░░░ it s high time ░░░░░░░░ had an American leader ░░░░░░░░ acted in such a ░░░░░░░░ that effectively forces Europe ░░░░░░░░ take control of their ░░░░░░░░ security that you can ░░░░░░░░ to Dwight Eisenhower back ░░░░░░░░ the 1950s who raised ░░░░░░░░ about Europe s sort ░░░░░░░░ lackadaisical approach to their ░░░░░░░░ security BROOKS Yeah that ░░░░░░░░ a valid point I ░░░░░░░░ they hadn t been ░░░░░░░░ as long as the ░░░░░░░░ War was going on ░░░░░░░░ did not have to ░░░░░░░░ their dues So now ░░░░░░░░ have to because the ░░░░░░░░ War is over So ░░░░░░░░ arrangement was about to ░░░░░░░░ But they have increased ░░░░░░░░ spending The amount of ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump wants ░░░░░░░░ to pay as a ░░░░░░░░ of GDP we don ░░░░░░░░ even do that So ░░░░░░░░ s an act of ░░░░░░░░ to say that they ░░░░░░░░ totally in the wrong ░░░░░░░░ re somewhat in the ░░░░░░░░ But that s not ░░░░░░░░ the core is here ░░░░░░░░ at what Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ been doing to Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ the last week He ░░░░░░░░ the Treasury secretary in ░░░░░░░░ and he hands him ░░░░░░░░ piece of paper that ░░░░░░░░ basically Hand us over ░░░░░░░░ of your mineral rights ░░░░░░░░ is I m making ░░░░░░░░ an offer you cannot ░░░░░░░░ That is what you ░░░░░░░░ in ancient Rome they ░░░░░░░░ go to a little ░░░░░░░░ and say Give us ░░░░░░░░ your money or we ░░░░░░░░ kill your women That ░░░░░░░░ like an imperial power ░░░░░░░░ Tribute give us tribute ░░░░░░░░ s essentially what Donald ░░░░░░░░ just did to Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ and initially Putin said ░░░░░░░░ no CAPEHART Zelenskyy BROOKS ░░░░░░░░ now it could be ░░░░░░░░ offer he cannot refuse ░░░░░░░░ he needs the Americans ░░░░░░░░ now they re I ░░░░░░░░ coming close to a ░░░░░░░░ because we are taking ░░░░░░░░ country that was invaded ░░░░░░░░ that bravely resisted with ░░░░░░░░ half of the Western ░░░░░░░░ we re saying Pay ░░░░░░░░ And it s I ░░░░░░░░ t have words to ░░░░░░░░ it CAPEHART And I ░░░░░░░░ want to jump in ░░░░░░░░ something David was saying ░░░░░░░░ you know defense expenditures ░░░░░░░░ way Donald Trump talks ░░░░░░░░ it he says these ░░░░░░░░ are ripping us off ░░░░░░░░ if they are paying ░░░░░░░░ United States money in ░░░░░░░░ protection racket That s ░░░░░░░░ what is happening at ░░░░░░░░ To amplify David s ░░░░░░░░ it s just spend ░░░░░░░░ of your GDP on ░░░░░░░░ own defense rise up ░░░░░░░░ the level of where ░░░░░░░░ United States is relatively ░░░░░░░░ so the burden is ░░░░░░░░ fairly shared So the ░░░░░░░░ the president talks about ░░░░░░░░ it s not the ░░░░░░░░ world And yet to ░░░░░░░░ point where people say ░░░░░░░░ maybe we should start ░░░░░░░░ about America those folks ░░░░░░░░ don t think fully ░░░░░░░░ what a peaceful world ░░░░░░░░ the NATO alliance what ░░░░░░░░ leadership on the global ░░░░░░░░ has meant for their ░░░░░░░░ peace and prosperity here ░░░░░░░░ home.”
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