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Pete Hegseth: “A war [in Ukraine] that wouldn't have started under…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Pete Hegseth's Address at Turning Point USA: Restoring Military Strength and American Leadership

Published | Video Starts at 13:15

Conditions based is something everyone understands. But because of that, you had follow on actions like the invasion in Ukraine again, A war [in Ukraine] that wouldn't have started under President Trump. Or you had what happened in October 7th with Hamas in Israel. The world thought America wasn't prepared to stand strong because of the actions we had taken. (13:15–13:18)

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Asserts that the war in Ukraine would not have occurred if Trump were president.

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