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Pete Hegseth: “The ambitions of the Communist Chinese are a threat to free…”

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

Published | Video Starts at 23:15

Again, that's a discussion to be had by the Commander in chief in these high stakes negotiations. And that would most likely come later on. But there is a recognition that The ambitions of the Communist Chinese are a threat to free people everywhere. to include America's interests in the Pacific. And it makes a lot of sense, just in a common sense way, to use our comparative advantages, European countries spending here in … (23:15–23:22)

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Asserts that China's ambitions pose a global threat to freedom.

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