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Pete Hegseth: “Fort Sherman will reopen jointly with the Panamanians, a…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Fox News Interview with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on US-China Relations and Panama Canal Strategy

Published | Video Starts at 02:40

And then we also signed a memorandum of understanding with the defense secretary over there and the president that established a robust and growing U.S. presence. Right. You need to secure that key terrain. So Fort Sherman will reopen jointly with the Panamanians, a jungle school. And we're going to have a larger U.S. presence at the invitation of Panama, working with them to keep the communist Chinese out. (02:40–02:46)

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