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Pete Hegseth: “A ceasefire means the fire is ceasing. And we know that has…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Is there any other. How do we know? You just trust that the President knows that the ceasefire is active or not active. As you know, for the most part, A ceasefire means the fire is ceasing. And we know that has occurred while negotiations occur. And there are lots of different discussions with our negotiating team that are happening. I'm there when those discussions are occurring. Different drafts, different perspectives. (1:10:37–1:10:43)

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Asserts that a ceasefire is currently in effect during ongoing negotiations.

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