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Pete Hegseth: “President Trump is always able to negotiate from a position…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth keynote address at the Reagan National Defense Forum.

Published | Video Starts at 30:46

That means being so strong that aggression is not even considered and that peace is preferred and preserved. This is deterrence by denial. It is our job to ensure that President Trump is always able to negotiate from a position of strength in order to sustain peace in the Indo Pacific. This is not a pivot for tomorrow, it is a reality for today. And finally, our third line of effort is increasing burden sharing with US allies around the world. (30:46–30:55)

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Asserts that President Trump negotiates from a position of strength to maintain peace in the Indo Pacific.

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