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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement on President Trump's support of NATO's Article 5:

"It's a good thing that President Trump made explicit what he plainly meant in Brussels last month: the United States stands by the collective security guarantee of NATO Article 5. But make no mistake: uttering magic words does not deter aggressors like Vladimir Putin. Only the credible threat of military force does. And until Democrats and our European allies get serious about funding our common defense, deterrence in Europe will remain dangerously weak."