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US no longer ‘primarily focused’ on Europe’s security, says Pete Hegseth

Published | Video Starts at 00:36

We're also here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States of America from being primarily focused on the security of Europe. The United States faces consequential threats to our homeland. We must and we are focusing on security of our own borders. The United States remains committed to the NATO alliance and to the defense partnership with Europe. Full stop. (00:36–00:40)

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Asserts that the U.S. is facing significant threats domestically.

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