Developing: @DeptofDefense demands for ALL US allies to ramp up defense spending to at least 2% of GDP concerning to House Armed Services Comm. Chair @RepAdamSmith
https://twitter.com/jseldin/status/1318605773719601153
"I don't have a problem w/that discussion" @RepAdamSmith tells reporters on a call, adding "I am concerned that this administration views our allies as a burden that basically, if they don't pay enough, it's a burden not worth maintaining"
"I think we get a lot more benefit out of our alliances than the Trump administration seems to recognize" per @RepAdamSmith "And I am concerned about the rhetoric that is driving them away"
Speaking at @AtlanticCouncil Tuesday, @EsperDoD said, "We expect all allies to invest more in defense–at least 2% percent of GDP...To overcome the increasingly complex threats in the 21st century & defend our shared values, there can be no free riders to our common security"
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