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Pete Hegseth: “President Trump is a leader of peace, a man of peace, a…”

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Pete Hegseth's Address at the 22nd ISS Shangri-La Dialogue on U.S. Defense Strategy in the Indo-Pacific

Published | Video Starts at 43:28

Many call it the Singapore Miracle. That's what common sense policies can achieve. And that's precisely what President Trump's vision is all about. President Trump is a leader of peace, a man of peace, a force for peace. And together we will achieve that peace through strength. Re establishing deterrence, sharing our burdens, multiplying our strengths, reinforcing our great alliances, respecting our cultures, not starting wars, but preventing them, and building a better future for our nations, for our mutual benefit. (43:28–43:36)

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