response to the attack on the united states. i think for a super power like the united states it is a great advantage to have so many friends and allies like the u.s. has in nato. no other power has anything similar and we go together in the fight against isis, iraq, syria, in afghanistan but also in deterring russia from aggression against any nato a y ally. president trump talk about defense sharing and burden sharing during those comments. it s clear lay top priorily a t him. how big a priority is it for you? it s my top priority and mi me my message is we are making progress but we sill hatill hav long way to go. after years of decline, we see all allies have stopped the cuts, all allies have started to increase defense spending and