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Pete Hegseth: “The region has welcomed it, very much so, a lot publicly.”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Hegseth: NO other country in the world can do this

Published | Video Starts at 03:54

And if you want to traffic drugs that are headed for the United States, we're not doing it with kid gloves anymore. So talk to me about your allies, the other countries that are helping you out here. The region has welcomed it, very much so, a lot publicly. Many privately saying, thank you, thank you for addressing something that's been obvious for us for far too long. And so we anticipate a growing chorus of voices to say, hey, we welcome America here. (03:54–04:01)

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Asserts that regional countries have publicly welcomed U.S. actions against narco-terrorism.

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