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Pete Hegseth: “The weakness of the previous administration has driven…”

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And they invited Putin and they invited Kim Jong un in attendance. So what message are they trying to send and what is the administration's response? Well, unfortunately, The weakness of the previous administration has driven Russia and China closer together. That was a terrible development of a lack of American leadership and a lack of American strength. And you saw it around the world, and it manifests in what we saw on TV last night. (04:45–04:51)

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Asserts that the previous administration's weakness brought Russia and China closer.

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