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Pete Hegseth: “America cannot care for or pay more for Europe's defense…”

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Secretary Hegseth speaks at NATO HQ in Brussels

Published | Video Starts at 27:17

Where other allies do not spend with urgency, our dues contributions will go down. NATO will be a two way street. It's only common sense. America cannot care for or pay more for Europe's defense than our allies do. And this review will think outside the box. Our national defense strategy states clearly that we're going to incentivize and enable our allies to step up and do their part. (27:17–27:24)

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Asserts that the U.S. should not pay more for Europe's defense than European allies.

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