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>> reporter: trump delivered a tough message ahead of today's meeting. pledging aalliance in the face of aggression. >> we stand firmly behind article 5, the mutual defense commitment. >> reporter: but just hours earlier, the president stopped short of condemning moscow for meddling in the 2016 election. >> i think it was probably other people and/or countries and i see nothing wrong with that statement. nobody really knows. >> reporter: the statement undercutting the conclusions of his own intelligence community. >> there's absolutely no doubt about it in the high intelligence levels, the mul...

>> the united states has demonstrated not merely with words, but with its actions that we stand firmly behind article 5. the mutual defense commitment. >> i declare today for the world to hear that the west will never, ever be broken. >> i'm sure that the kremlin and president putin won't like some of that. your distinction, is that the real trump or that written by his national security team? >> yes, there were many positive statements in the president's speech this morning. he spoke to polish history. he spoke to the valor of the poles and in this respect, john, to the fact the west has to b...

But billions and billions of dollars coming in from country that, in my opinion, would not have been paying so quickly. to those who would criticize our tough stance, i would point out that the united states has demonstrated not merely with words but with it actions that we stand firmly behind article 5, the mutual defense commitment. words are easy, but actions are what matters. and for it own protection, you're -- and you know this. everybody knows this. everybody has to know this. europe must do more. europe must demonstrate that it believes in its future by investing its membership to secu...

Nuclear, we also have renewable renewables, it's important europe diversifies so it's no longer subject to any kind of political pressure paid the president is right about that. >> bret: here is president trump in poland on nato. >> the united states has demonstrated not merely with words but with its actions that we stand firmly behind article 5, the mutual defense commitment. europe must do more. europe must demonstrate that it believes in its future by investing its money to secure that future. >> bret: do you agree with that? what has president trump's effect been on nato? 's to go he's ri...

You'll remember, when the president was in brussels at the nato summit in may, he took criticism when he gave that speech, dedicating the newark ki -- new article 5. unlike presidents before him did not articulate a strong commitment to article 5, of the nato charter, which dictaties a attack against one is an attack against all. the president today encouraging nations to pony up and commit the 2% of their gdp for military spending that they promised, basically said article 5, i'm completely behind it. listen here. >> i would point out that the united states has demonstrated not merely with wo...