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Why TRUMP and MONEY will be the focus of the NATO Summit

POLITICO's Paul McLeary joins Morning Joe to discuss his latest piece titled, 'How Trump is turning NATO into a cash machine.' In it, McLeary reports on how President Trump 'has recast a generations-old transatlantic alliance built on shared democratic values into a framework he's more comfortable dealing with — a business.' McLeary explains how Trump persuaded NATO members to 'turbocharge' their own defense spending and invest heavily in American arms for Ukraine. This week, at the annual NATO Summit, Trump will again focus on how much Europeans can spend on American military equipment. The Morning Joe panel discusses.

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