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Pete Hegseth: “The Monroe Doctrine is in effect, and it is stronger than…”

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

Published | Video Starts at 26:42

We will also deny adversaries ability to position forces or other threatening capabilities in our hemisphere. Past administrations perpetuated the belief that the Monroe Doctrine had expired. They were wrong. The Monroe Doctrine is in effect, and it is stronger than ever under the Trump Corollary. a common sense restoration of our power and prerogatives in this hemisphere consistent with US Interests. The second line of effort for the War Department is deterrence against China through strength, not through confrontation. (26:42–26:49)

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Asserts that the Monroe Doctrine is active and reinforced by the Trump Corollary.

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