Push to grow the annual U.S. defense budget to five percent of Gross Domestic Product over time, the central target of his '21st Century Peace Through Strength' investment plan.

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Derived from a tracked promise: “Push to grow the annual U.S. defense budget to five percent of Gross Domestic Product over time, the central target of his '21st Century Pea…”