Two of the 11 Texas Republicans in the U.S. House who voted against a resolution supporting NATO say their opposition was rooted in language about a new Center for Democratic Resilience that they called vague and concerning.
None of those nine representatives responded to requests for comment late Wednesday..
“In some of these things, they’re very, very serious, and we’re not taking the time … to have it ahead of time, to be able to discuss these things and see the alternatives,” Granger said. For decades, many American conservatives groused about NATO — most notable among them was former President Donald Trump. The goal for each NATO country is to spend 2% of its GDP on its national defense by 2024.
“NATO is more unified than it’s ever been. Germany now is putting in 2% of their GDP. And they are sending weapons and they are training,” he said.
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