 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-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.