 He has also encouraged our NATO allies to join him in making significant investments in our mutual defense and deterrence capabilities. And when the Biden and Harris administration took office, only nine NATO allies were spending at least 2% of their gross domestic product on defense. 2% was the whale's pledge. That was the goal that every member of the alliance had swore that they would get to. Today, a record 23 NATO allies are at or above the minimum level of 2% of GDP on defense spending.