Pete Hegseth: “Joe Biden was never able to bring Russia to the table for…”

“So both sides are going to make a lot of claims and the president has very directly engaged both sides in real time. There's bilateral negotiations with Russia, which, by the way, no one else has been able to do. Joe Biden was never able to bring Russia to the table for actual peace talks. Only Donald Trump, he's the only man in the world that would be able to do that. He's also engaging directly with Ukraine. There's going to be bumps in the road in these conversations when you're seeking a historic peace. And ultimately our role is to do just that.” (00:45–00:53)

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