I fought with them. I led the charge to get Sweden and Finland into NATO and it was incredibly frustrating. Turkey was using its power because everything has to be done unanimously in NATO to keep [Sweden and Finland] out. And it was a huge fight. And the other thing, as far as Turkey is concerned, I'm the one that put the hold on the F35s. They don't. (00:34–00:45)
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Asserts that Turkey used its veto power in NATO to block Sweden and Finland's membership.
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