we don't have champagne, but we do have the bubbly. entertainment corresponded jill dobson. he coproduced the sitcom "outsourced," until his job was outsourced. comedian michael loftis. he doesn't cry over spilt milk. just over poorly executed presenter campaigns. liberal hunk john devore. and keep from flash photography. especially in town square. anthony cumia. let's start the show. "the new york times" dissed president trump by comparing him to the hero of caddy "caddyshack" ." they observed, rodney dangerfield surrounded by sycophants, determined to blow up all convention. here is the thing. this comparison has been made before to explain why trump supporters like the man. an npr story last month quoted a guy who said his fans hero him as a hero and disruptor. it was rodney dangerfield or -- where they played rich guys who were really average joe's, breaking down the barriers from elite institutions. last april, , the hill web site trump doesn't pretend to be perfect. that is a breath of fresh air, his flaws are obvious for the world to see. kind of like alice or -- which confirms what i long suspected. those two groups don't see eye to eye. if trump is al czervik, what is mike pence -- anthony, this is up your alley. >> it certainly is. >> tom: did you think of the rodney data for comparison before? >> absolutely. anytime trump meets with a japanese businessman and things -- [mimicking rodney dangerfield] what is all those? i am interested in bringing "caddyshack" into all of these things. jackie mason had nothing on the rodney character. >> tom: why did they >> it's npr. what do they know about comedy? i absolutely think -- bush country club, stop the establishment types, he upsets them all. he was the most beloved character in the movie aside from the gover >> tom: absolutely. what are you shaking your said side-by-side, john devore? >> people don't understand "caddyshack" or donald trump. first of all, rodney dangerfield is a self-made millionaire. trump is not. he was born into wealth. more importantly -- >> $1 billion loan. >> trump would've owned the country club. right? in "caddyshack" ," it's mar-a-lago, he owns it! he's not a working class hero, he's ted knight. but don't you get the sense that tribes golf bag is kind of like how al -- he's an al wannabe. he is one of the stuffed shirts! he owns the country club. al is a guy who came from nothing and shaping the country club. donald trump owns the country club. >> he would've never said something -- the last time i saw a mouth like that, it had a hook in it. >> trump would say something insulting like that, not like -- he was absolute establishment. trump is willing to throw some barbs around. >> ted knight is what happens later when he tries to be al, right? >> ted knight is -- oh god, the dude from utah. romney. >> what are you going to do? >> ? >> of chevy chase would be obama, saying a lot of cool stuff but it doesn't mean anything? "hope and change." "be the ball, danny." i will take like a doodle >> --dash that was total rodney dangerfield. a two state solution, one stick, whatever works for you. i'm good. one, two, three. let's make it happen. it's fantastic. >> tom: did you see at the press conference yesterday? he said when he was talking about the jewish thing, he said -- did you know that trump is the least anti-somatic and the least person anywhere? >> he said that. >> i believe it. he's like al, right-click smack >> he's not like al! >> okay, tiebreaker. >> he's like rodney dangerfield when he's saying "i get no respect." the media do not respect me, people don't respect me. you aren't respecting me. he has that common with rodney dangerfield. the windchill, i think more than anything else, >> tom: -- like most people are. >> we are making sure that people who are getting to my hurting get the help that they need. it's the refreshing candor, saying what the average guy says. that's what trump dies. it's about the political correctness bear that's why the average guy like him. wright, jill? >> sure. [laughter] here's the problem. i haven't seen "caddyshack" ." >> that has a problem! >> tom: why did we even let you on the panel? >> i didn't want to admit it... >> something is wrong. something's wrong! >> tom: i don't know if it's on netflix, but pay the fee! >> she's never seen "airplane." >> i've seen "airplane." >> tom: moving on. president trump and prime minister shinzo abe handled the north korean missile crisis at mar-a-lago surrounded around members. one diner posed for a pig with a guy who carried the nuclear football. all this gave liberal heartthrob john devore an idea. john devore? >> yes. >> tom: what is the thing? >> i.e., courageously, and bravely, started a go gofundmei can wander the sprawling estate wearing a kimono searching for a moment where donald trump, surrounded by his golf buddies, are making national security decisions. >> tom: can i throw a wrench in the works? it's not just a the money. you have to pass an exam. >> $200,000, he raised the price to 200,000 ones became president because he selling access to his office at that stupid golf club. >> tom: wouldn't he raise it more? the point is to take millions. it used to be $100,000. >> he becomes president. >> tom: he doubled it. it's a compliment. >> he can then pull out his cell phone and do the nations business with his golf buddies. i need to be there to make sure that we don't die nuclear fire. >> tom: you've got a little over $1,000 that you're putting yourself. >> it's me and my mom... [laughter] >> tom: exactly. i hope you get there. i would love to see you down there in a kimono. okay. >> (nothing on. >> tom: universal basic income usually championed by socialist and other friends of john devore. but recently, some tech leaders have also been pushing the idea, which involves the government giving all citizens a certain amount of money to cover the basic things like food and housing. this week, tesla chief elon musk said ubi is necessary in the future -- there will be fewer and fewer jobs that a robot cannot do better. musk believes self-driving vehicles alone will lead to 10-50% unemployment in 20 years. that is the tip of the cyborg. [laughter] and while he thinks the upside of robots taking our job is that we will have tons of cheaper goods, he warns of the psychological downside, saying, "if there is no need for your later , labor, what is your meaning? do you feel useless? that's a harder problem to deal with." that's kind of grim. are you your work? >> guess you are. elon musk and i are terrified of our robot overloads. i don't want to live without truckers. perusing americans highways and byways. >> these automatic vehicles that don't have a driver, they are going to have computers i can tell you where to get the good food. >> all right! so long, truckers. [laughter] >> tom: i think elon musk is already part robot. it looks like he's building with the technology. >> i like this. we always underestimate what's going to happen after this technology becomes commonplace. more jobs become created. jobs you never imagine now. they come up and people take those jobs. >> tom: but enough to replace -- we are talking about all the drivers and factories because, you know, amazon has showed us that factories don't need people anymore. >> i don't see that happening. and the boot, the tricky thing? i saw a whole thing on sex robots, they will be the new lizards for the automated truck drivers for the truck drivers. there will be this whole robot sex thing going on, we won't know about it. >> looks like he's catching a paradise. [laughter] >> okay. we are talking about robots between one in parking lots? >> that's what you are. >> we are actually talking about the income. do you think -- because elon musk isn't the only one. somebody named milton friedland long ago that a universal guaranteed income is something that will have to happen in the future. >> the idea is taking it from the rich, giving it to the poor? haven't we seen this before? socialism, communism? it hasn't worked out well in the past. i think anthony is right. somebody needs to program all these robots. fix all these robots when they break. fix their robot stds they will get. >> tom: is the robot going to get stds? >> viruses. devore. during the raid, it was the fifth crack of the show. >> i'm here to make a difference. i'm here to change minds. >> tom: it's not just liberals calling for this. elon musk is no liberal. milton friedman is no liberal. >> no, he's not a liberal. >> tom: what do you think of the ubi? i think it would be part of it because conservatives are for it. >> look. this is one of the challenges of capitalism. i do sort of agree that there are jobs that will happen that we cannot foresee. but we are already seeing with factories and with automation that a lot of people are going to be put out of business because we are successful as a society. because we are creating technology that creates efficiency. we should be investing in new jobs and investing -- >> tom: what does that mean? you also talk about investing in new jobs -- >> new truckers. laser gun maintenance. >> tom: what do you do with that money? >> i'm adding to anthony's argument that we are going to be have to be creating new -- we have to be investing in new jobs. hi, however, would love a basic income because i am a sensitive man. wide door to find a >> tom: why don't you become a potential patricia neal type of person? >> i'm trying. >> people say with the mobile, the conestoga wagon industry would go down the crapper. the old prairie schooner. >> tom: next story. do you like. guys in blue blazers? you are going to love this vide video. ♪ >> tom: i'm getting chills. it's an inspirational video, half men's warehouse commercial. how can it get better than that? can we stuff this bearded guy into the belly of a drone taxi? ♪ [laughter] >> gees. >> tom: that was one of the passenger drums set to carry commuters around dubai starting in july. the flying taxi can go about 30 miles on a single battery charge. and has enough speed of 100 miles per hour. sadly for americans, it can only carry one passenger weighing up to 220 pounds. [laughter] i can fly! >> you are in. >> tom: the drones are part of several new initiatives to eliminate traffic in dubai, including driverless cars, a hyper loop, and suiterpods, catapults for businessmen. >> they are still working on the catchapult. new 1 it >> tom: i think they will d a bigger battery. what do you think? >> 30 miles and one hour battery life? we've got to go! it terrifies me. let's double the battery life, let's double the amount propellers. i read your article on this one. it's like they can handle a grown man, 220 pounds. why did they throw that in there? if you are thinking to my from above, i wish i was there when they tested all these. just a boom, boom, boom. reverse fireworks. >> i think they tested them with monkeys. i don't know if the guy got up there yet. i think the bearded guy -- >> go to san francisco. you can get those guys and sixpacks. >> tom: >> tom: you can? >> they are completely expendable. >> i went to the drone store. >> drones are the future, tom. >> tom: will people be traveling by drones throughout our city a quick smack >> we will see when people start falling out of the sky. >> it's one thing to be in a cab and somebody rear ends you. it's another thing to fall screaming from the sky in your taxi drone. you are watching fox news having your coffee, the drone was hack this morning. >> all that is needed for that business to the crater for some person to see fly and fall. i don't know. jill, i've never seen a drone crash. have you? >> i haven't. there aren't that many right now. all the concern is there is so much traffic on the ground. now we have amazon packages being delivered by drones, people are going to take drone taxis. will it be a taxi problem? we are just moving it from ground level the cloud level? are we really solving anything here? >> tom: i think they will get in line. like the jetsons, you get in the straight line. >> like "star wars." did you ever look out and the big window and there is traffic out there? that looks fine. that looks safe. i never see anything fall out of the sky here. this looks awesome. finally, the flying cars we were promised when i was growing up. in the year 2000, it's 2017. whatever. but it does look awesome. i will never get them. no way! >> tom: look. you are getting a helicopter. it's like a helicopter but it's got more blades. >> tiny air and let's put the blades were a can just cut your legs off. that is a good feature. it's got one plus to the whole thing. i'm running out of air disaster episodes to watch on tv. this will get so many new air disasters. crashing into sides of buildings, planes. someone's going to screw with them. who was liable for it? it just conjures up too many litigation things and logistics and everything else. >> yes, drone lawyers. that's a new job in the future. >> have you fallen out of the sky from a drone? call us. >> we don't get paid until you get paid. >> tom: it's like they don't know what to do with their money in dubai. >> it's dubai. they do buy everything. >> tom: coming up, a 7-year-old tries to get a job at google. that's a girl who knows how to bring yourself up by her own bootstraps. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm anita vogel. vice president mike pence is in munich, germany. he attends a conference before going to belgium. he's meeting with european leaders to reassure them about the u.s. commitment to nato and the european union. we are expecting to hear more from the vice president later this hour as his meetings began. resident trump toward the boeing plant in south carolina. he took part in the reveal of the new version of the 787 dreamliner. the president using the event is using it to celebrate american-made products and jobs. scott pruitt compared as the head of the epa on friday. critics work against the opponent because of his ties to the oil and gas injury. a judge is ordering pruitt to make available thousands of -- democratic leaders responding to the g.o.p. who are accusing them of slowing down the process. >> what's happening with pure it a medical with the -- no daylight. the disinfectant of daylight might bring most of these cabinet members down. >> ticket prices plunging for the nba all-star game, down as much as 71% from last year. the orleans hosting the game after it was moved from charlotte because of protests with north carolina's transgender background bathrool it has now hosted the event twice in four years. a major mess up for columbia university. nearly 300 students were sent emails saying they were accepted into grad school. a short time later, they learned that wasn't the case. columbia saying human error is to blame for the mistake. i am anita vogel. now let's take you back to "red eye" ." ♪ >> tom: it's hard to get a job these days. especially if you're a 7-year-old child. a british girl wrote a letter to the boss of google asking to ignore child labor laws and give her a job. it reads, "dear google boss. my name is chloe and i would like a job at google. i also want to work in a chocolate factory and do swimming in the olympics." it's always good to have that fall back, right? "my dad said i can sit on big bean bags and write go carts in a job on google. you can also go through people's search history and use it for blackmail. my dad told me to give you an application to get a job in google. i don't really know what one of them is, but he said a letter will do for now." "thank you for reading my letter. i have only sent one other one, and that was the father christmas. good-bye." google ceo responded saying, "i look forward to receiving your job application when you are finished with school." sounds like a note to me. wow. why didn't he just say, "grow up"? >> i think that's pretty much what he is saying. it's nice that he wrote him her back. i once wrote a letter to diane software. it's true. i went, i did it. i pursued the field. >> tom: did she answer you? >> she wrote me back. >> tom: that's great. >> yeah. >> tom: that's the kind of gumption you need when you start. >> that's exactly what you need. at first you are like, a heartwarming story. a little girl gets her will letter responded to peer at her point, her dad was like, "you need to get a job." i don't know what to do, daddy! you can go right to google! i need to pay for young preschool. >> tom: do you think it's nice for the dad mentioning that she will have beanbags? >> i think that backfired. "it's a robot cleaning facility. jobs like that are available right now. you will have to get a real job somewhere sitting on beanbags." and it horribly backfired. i'm waiting to hear from willy wonka. >> she wants to work in a chocolate factory. >> tom: you need a golden ticket for that, right? that's hilarious. >> she is going to be spoiled thinking that the beanbag chairs and slides everywhere you worked. we all know it's a living hell. she'll have her mindset destroyed. >> tom: why does she want to work at google? what's wrong at home? >> doesn't she work that kids live at home until they are 30? >> those are american kids. >> tom: devore, i think you have a problem with his girl. >> she is such entrepreneur >> tom: she is such a entrepenurist. what do you think of her? >> she is a little girl! i will criticize her father for trying -- for forcing her into thinking that she had to join a capitalist company. she could do other things like get an mfa in creative writing. she could become -- >> tom: the liberal arts. >> what's wrong with the arts? i have a bfa. >> tom: they are too many students out there. they are not learning the -- what you call it? stem. >> i think google will be around in 20 years -- i don't think google will be around the 20 years. "the world needs ditch diggers to, you know." if i'm not embedded in mar-a-lago, we will all go up in a nuclear war. we will all die unless i can stop it. >> tom: you only need 190 grand. coming up, my latest video which has been watch more than a million times. it's called "don't compare yourself to others." watch it! >> tom: welcome back. time to find out what we got wrong from tvs andy levy. >> tom, happy friday. >> tom: it is friday. >> yes, very exciting for "the new york times" says trump's "caddyshack"'s al czervik. >> was he jewish? >> come on, man. >> i haven't seen in years. don't tell them you are jewish. >> unbelievable. i don't even want to go on now. you sucked the wind out of my sails. anthony, you said you were insulted by the times bringing up "caddyshack" 2. that movie sucked and should never mention period. it's like they try to recreate "caddyshack" 1 with people who didn't have the talent. and it was terrible. i don't want to talk about it. >> i agree. moving on. devore, i agree with you that the comparison between trump and al czervik isn't perfect. but what gets me here, the times... imagine watching "caddyshack" and imagining that al czervik is the bad guy. >> i don't think that writer understands "caddyshack." >> yeah. which is a problem. >> if you are going to write about "caddyshack"? >> just in general, it's a problem. >> we are in agreement. >> can we say that ted knight is the best thing in "caddyshack" and gets overlooked for how good he is? >> you can't have "caddyshack" without his reactions. >> jill, assuming i misheard yo you. it sounded like you said you had never seen "caddyshack." >> i've gotten so much flack for this over the years, too. i think i need to see it. i will watch it this weekend, andy. >> also as a professional that you know you are going to be talking about it on a show, you should watch it. that's the way i look at it. >> i thought about it. i could prepare properly and watch a movie right now? or i could not. [laughter] >> you refuse to watch a movie. >> i'm sorry. >> all right. devore, i was going to donate to your mar-a-lago gofundme think until you talked about walking around in a kimono. >> i'm going to have a lot of costume changes. i am going to sit in as i strolled aloud talking with all of his golf buddies. >> do you think you are going to hit 200k? >> easily. i already have in the $199,000. >> all right. elon musk says that automation means we will have to have a universal basic income. michael, you said you were terrified of our robot overlords. >> i am. >> so is musk. >> i think this is a trip to sign up for his mars trip. >> you might be right about that. >> we all go to mars? the people on earth, they do get duke it out to get their $1.50 a month? >> anthony cumia, musk himself says the same thing. he says it's a way to predict things 50 years in the future because we don't know what's going to happen. problem is he sees this as a near-term problem that we will have to deal with it. >> i mean think of the airline industry when the wright brothers flew their little flyer. who knew there would be an entire industry based on airline with everything? >> luggage, all the stuff that it takes to cart people around the globe. >> yeah. >> he uses that exact example to say why it's silly to critic something that's going to happen 50 years in the future. the only point is, this is like really near-term. 10-20 years. >> we will be so fascinated that robots are walking around, we won't care. it will be amazing. we love robots! >> also, anthony, i like the way -- "i saw this thing on sex robots" like you came across that one night. >> okay. i meant i saw this thing in my room. it's a speech with one robot >> i was trying to find pbs. jill, program the robots, fix robots, et cetera. but not really. the point of this -- he thinks fairly soon, robots will be programming the robots and robots will be fixing the robots. >> yet. i just think through the years we've been, all, we've built factories. and that means there won't be an easy job >> -- we've heard these predictions through the years, life has gone on. we will still have jobs. >> okay. devore, you said that he love a basic income. >> yeah. >> i'm sure our viewers were shocked by that. >> there are more important things in life than profit, andrew. laughter [laughter] >> you know, it's easier for a man to go through the eye of a needle than a rich man to go into heaven. maybe you should not have $200. but before donald trump watches the nukes, i will be there saying, no, no, no, sir. >> what if it's a giant, giant needle? [laughter] >> it could happen. >> theology... by the way, two years ago and oxford study predicted that almost 50% of american jobs will be lost the robot and automation in 20 years. >> 50 years ago quick snack >> no, in 2013 >> 50 years ago? >> no, in 2013. look, i'm with you. it has nothing to do with the battery life. you are focusing on the battery life and not on the whole getting to a remote control buying to my flying vehicle thing. >> not that i control! >> i don't care about the battery life. >> just make sure your butt is on the ground 50 minutes end. >> none of the flying things can fly you can't get in. that's why i have to take a xanax before i get on the plane. [laughter] devore, you said it's one thing to be in a taxi and got rear ended. it's one thing to be screaming in the sky from your taxi drawing. plus there is the whole crashing into other people think. >> yes, the whole being hit. >> yes, that would suck. cumia, you said this looks awesome, but you will never get in one. this is how i feel about self-driving cars. you may have seen this before. i think we are too old for stuff like this. i honestly believe that. >> yeah. you know, what's really odd? i'm getting my own car and doing 130 miles an hour. >> right >> but, hey! i'm not getting in that self driver. yeah, i trust myself. >> hypothetically not that you would ever break the law's -- >> no, i have tickets pending right now well over the miles an hour within the week. yes, i'm screwed. >> tom: thank you, andy. coming up, i go one-on-one with pro basketball player brock gillespie. it's a slam dunk. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm anita vogel. vice president mike friends is in munich, germany. today, he attends the munich security conference before traveling to belgium. he's meeting with european leaders to reassure them about the u.s. commitment to nato and the european union. we are expected to hear more from the vice president later this hour as his meetings began. arizona senator john mccain is also attending the munich conference. he has attended for four decades and says he cannot remember a year where its purpose was more important. >> i know there is profound concern across europe and the world that americans laying down the mantle of global leadership. i can only speak for myself, but i do not believe that that is the message you will hear from all of the american leaders who cared enough to travel here to munich this weekend. >> the president preparing to hold a rally today. up to 30,000 are expected to attend the event in melbourne, florida. the president seeking to re-energize his base and push forward his ministrations agend agenda. a new fox news poll suggests that voters trust the white house more than the media by a slim 45% margin, those polls say they trust the president to tell the truth more than reporters covering the white house. 10% say they aren't able to trust either side. a new report says that isis is going broke. the think tank study says the group loses money with every territory it loses and is on the path of financial failure. revenue for the group was $1 billion between 2014-2016. -- that is if you were a penguin. more than a million of them have gathered on a peninsula for mating season. a high number of the birds are in the area because of the high amount of small fish in the water. i'm anita vogel. we will take you back to "red eye" for all your headlines, log on the fox news. >> tom: for the past decade, brock gillespie has played professional basketball all over the world. welcome, brock. >> thank you. >> tom: thank you for being here. i want to talk about playing basketball all over the world. you played in slovakia, germany, finland, romania, poland, japan, spain, new zealand. who's got the best fans? >> i will probably say china right now. >> tom: it really? >> i've been talking to people from the nba. they make more money in china than they do here in america. >> tom: really? did you play in china >> ? >> yep. >> tom: you kept jumping around, but what do you do about the language when you play over there? >> i have it written in my contract that i will have a translator so it makes life a lot easier. oftentimes, i don't want to know what they are saying. >> tom: you make good money overseas. do you go -- what was it, 2005 was when the nba draft happened, right? and you were not drafted in the nba. was that your first choice? >> yeah. i went to the nba development league. i got drafted in that. i was up and down, i was a friendly guy. which was a little bittersweet. the first time i got called up to the nba was in charlotte, 2006 and 2007. i first arrived. the security didn't believe who i was. it's this bittersweet moment. i finally made it, i finally our ride. "no, we don't believe you. -- a buzz kill. >> tom: say it's the nba. did you always think about the international market, or is that something that came upon your? >> i think it came upon me. when you are in the nba sometimes, i was sitting on the bench the entire time. it was a real legal kill. i prefer playing overseas. i embraced it. i loved it. >> tom: you get to see the world, right? >> let's talk about politics. i was listening to curt schilling on the radio. he says he believes that 80% of professional athletes are conservatives. do you think that number is correct? >> i think it varies by sport. i will tell you that i've had some dealings working with the nba players association in my off season. i can tell you that there is a lot of white conservatives >> that is what schilling said. >> i will give you a sports analogy with michael jordan peered for years, he endorsed wheaties. people on the inside that new jordan say he would literally from the commercial, he would be eating the wheaties. and then he would go throw up after the take. a lot of times with these athletes, i think you have them in public, it's convenient for them to -- >> this is a fox news alert. i'm anita vogel. vice president mike pence is in germany. right now, we are waiting to hear him speak before his meeting today. he's traveled there for the munich security conference. let's listen into remarks from the vice president. >> greetings on behalf of the 45th president of the united states, donald trump. in my still new capacity as vice president, i am honored and humbled to have the privilege to address this important annual forum. i am also pleased to have me two numbers of the president's cabinet. one you've already heard from. our secretary james mattis, the department of defense and secretary john kelly of homeland security. we are also joined by distinguished delegation of united states senators and congressmen led by senator john mccain. please join me in welcoming my fellow americans. [applause] it's an honor to be with you all. how did 1963, the munich security conference, has long played an important role in international affairs, bringing together political, economic, and social leaders from both sides of the atlantic to promote peace and prosperity for our nations and our peoples. history will attest that when the united states and europe are peaceful and prosperous, we advance peace and prosperity of the entire world. now, the president asked me to be here today to bring his greetings and a message. today, about half of president trump, i bring you this assurance. the united states of america strongly supports nato and will be unwavering in our commitment to this transatlantic alliance. [applause] we've been faithful for generations. and under president trump, we will always keep fate with you. the fate of the united states and europe are intertwined. if. your struggles are our struggles. your success is our success. ultimately we walk into the future together. this is president trump's promise. we are bound together by the same noble ideals. freedom, democracy, justice, and the rule of law. so strong is our bond that americans have poured forth from our land to help defend yours. it's remarkable to think that this year marks the 100th anniversary of the united states entering into world war i. more than two decades later, in the fires of world war ii kokomo we fought to defeat dictatorships and keep the flame of freedom alive in europe and across the entire world. tens of thousands of my fellow countrymen now rest here for eternity. tens and thousands more still stand guard here in europe to this day. so lest anyone doubt the united states' commitment to europe and the importance of your defense, they need only look to our nations investment and your peace and prosperity in your safety and security yesterday and today. it's been an investment of treasure, yes, but so much more than that. america has sent you our best and bravest. [applause] our shared values, and our shared sacrifices are the source of the united states' enduring bond to the nations and peoples of europe. we honor their history by doing their part, all of us, to ensure that the horrors of war never returned to this continent. for generations, we worked side-by-side with you to strengthen and defend your democracies. together, we form the north atlantic treaty organization in 1949 to defend our shared heritage and shared principles such as sovereignty, territorial integrity, and self-determination. we confronted the menace of communism, which threatened to overwhelm europe and the world against heartless, inhuman embrace. we stood together in 1990 as this very nation reunited and eastern europe chose freedom, free markets, and democracy. you know, i saw that choice firsthand as a young man. in 1977 at the age of 18, i traveled through europe with my older brother. and we found ourselves in west berlin. i marveled at the streets, the people, the bustling commerce, a city just renewed 30 years after the ravages of war. and then we crossed to checkpoint charlie. the vibrant color of the free world fell away, replaced by the embrace of still bombed out buildings and shadow of depression hanging over people. in that moment, i came face-to-face with the choice facing the western world. the choice between freedom and tyranny. by the grace of god, through readership of reagan, thatcher, the wall fell. communism collapsed, and freedom prevailed. the fall of the soviet union ushered in unprecedented peace and prosperity. but the end of that era would mark a new -- the fall of communism signaled the rise of new threats. weapons threaten the safety of the entire world. radical islamic terrorism is focused on the destruction of western civilization. that enemy struck ruthlessly at our nation's capitol and our greatest city. with the smoke still rising from ground zero and the pentagon, the strength of our alliance shone forth. just as the united states stood with europe through the end of the 20th century, europe stood tall with the united states at the outset of the 21st. and the american people will be forever grateful. again, i had the privilege to see our bond firsthand. only two weeks before those horrific attacks on 9/11, as a member of congress, i traveled to germany. to participate in an international conference on terrorism. i will never forget what i saw as we arrived at the american embassy in berlin. a wall of flowers 10 feet high surrounding it. fragrant tokens of condolences, support, and prayers of your people for hours of your people for ours. that image will be forever etched in my heart and mind. the european community went beyond acts of kindness. for the first and only time in its history, nato invoked article five of the north atlantic treaty committing our commitment to confront our common enemies together and the american people will never forget it. in the global war against radical islamic terrorists, we've been bound by shared sacrifice. for the past decade and a half, the nations of nato and many other allies have answered the call to read rid the world this great evil. our sons and daughters have worked together on the field of battle through thousands of hours citizen coming from every corner of this alliance and be beyond have given their lives in the struggle. u.s. service members, more than 1100 brave men and women from allied nations have fallen in afghanistan since 2001. the afghanis have lost many more in order to free their homeland and keep it free today. no matter which country they hailed from, these heroes gave the last full measure of their devotion in the cause of our peace and security. and i hope each one of you will assure their families, the families of their fallen, that the american people will never forget their service and sacrifice on our behalf. [applause] those sacrifices, which continue to this day, are the surest sign of our enduring commitment to each other and our future together. on president trump's behalf, that future is exactly what i came here to address. if the past century has taught us anything, it's that peace and prosperity in europe and the north atlantic can never be regarded as achieved. it must be continually maintained through shared sacrifice and shared commitment. peace only comes through strength. president trump believes we must be strong in our military might. able to confront any and all who would threaten our freedom and our way of life. we must be strong in our conviction that our cost just, and our way of life is defending. if we lose the will to do our part to defend ourselves, we jeopardized our shared heritage of freedom. under president trump's leadership, i can assure you. the united states will be strong. stronger than ever before. we will strengthen our military. we will restore the arsenal of democracy. and working with many members of congress who are gathered here today who are going to provide our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines will renewed sources to defend our nation and our treaty allies from the known threats of today and the unknown threats of tomorrow. as we speak, the united states is developing plans for significant increases in military spending, to ensure that the strongest ella terry in the world is stronger still. we will meet our obligations to our people to provide for common defense. and we will continue to do our part to support our allies in europe and in nato. but europe's defense requires your commitment as much as ours. our transit lending alliance has at its core two principles central to its mission. in article five, we pledge to come to each other's aid. be ready, if and when that day comes, and in article three, we bow on that treaty to contribute our fair share to our common defense. the promise to share the burden of our defense has gone unfulfilled for too many for too long and it erodes the very foundation of our alliance. when even one alley fails to do their part, it undermines our ability to come to each other's aid, that summit in 2014, all 28 members of nato declared their commitment to move to a minimum security commitment of 2% on their gross domestic product. such investments were necessary in meeting nato's capability targets and filling nato's ability shortfalls. as of this moment, the united states and only four other nato members meet this basic standard. now while we commend the few nations that are on track to achieve that goal, the truth is that many others, including some of our largest allies, still lack a clear and critical path to meeting this minimum goal. let me be clear on this point. the president of the united states expects our allies to keep their word. to fulfill this commitment and foremost that means the time has come to do more. 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