Biden and NATO chief mark record member GDP defense commitments

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President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg underscored that a record number of members are now pulling their defense spending weight, a key matter former President Donald Trump had with the alliance.

“We have a very important announcement to make today: A record number of allies are meeting NATO’s commitment to [spend] at least 2% of their [gross domestic product] on defense,” Biden told reporters Monday at the start of his meeting with Stoltenberg at the White House.

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