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Pete Hegseth: “NATO membership not being realistic outcome for…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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LIVE Pete Hegseth holds press conference after meeting with NATO defense ministers

Published | Video Starts at 12:12

Why not invoke Article 5, then, for the NATO peacekeeping forces that could potentially be deployed? Like how does that deter President Putin? Well, I would say I want to be clear about something as it pertains to NATO membership not being realistic outcome for negotiations. That's something that was stated as part of my remarks here, as part of a coordination with how we're executing these ongoing negotiations which are led by President Trump. (12:12–12:17)

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