Pete Hegseth: “Thousands of troops right now from many of the nations…”

“I want to thank Minister Abrego, I want to thank all of our Panamanian partners for being such great hosts here and for Panamax, which is ongoing for the first time in 14 years, live here in Panama. Thousands of troops right now from many of the nations represented here. And I want to thank every single country, sovereign, strong country, willing to step up and address this threat as a part of the America's counter cartel coalition.” (54:05–54:10)

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