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Pete Buttigieg: “That country [Denmark] actually, proportionally, by some…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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It's also very disturbing in the context of the way they're talking about our allies. Take this talk about Greenland, which is a Danish territory. I served in Afghanistan alongside Danish soldiers. That country [Denmark] actually, proportionally, by some ways of counting, gave more in terms of lives to the coalition than any US Ally. Do you really think they're going to be going out of their way for us, looking to the future? (11:49–11:59)

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