Yes, we have meetings. Yes, we will coordinate. But ultimately this is about the operations we can conduct together jointly to protect individual sovereignty and the entirety of the hemisphere. The Trump administration knows that a safer backyard means a safer home. You can't have prosperity without security. In fact, eventually, economic security taking hold is the long term solution. But you need physical security to enable that economic security with you, with all of you. (1:04:54–1:04:59)
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Asserts the Trump administration's belief in regional security contributing to national security.
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