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Pete Hegseth: “We're pushing our allies in Europe to own more of their own…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Pete Hegseth's Address at the 22nd ISS Shangri-La Dialogue on U.S. Defense Strategy in the Indo-Pacific

Published | Video Starts at 17:23

We'll talk a little bit more about that in a minute. But elsewhere and around the world, we are engaging with, enabling and empowering our allies. Sometimes with tough love, but love nonetheless. We're pushing our allies in Europe to own more of their own security, to invest in their defense. Things that are long overdue. We still believe the N in NATO stands for North Atlantic. And our European allies should maximize their comparative advantage on the continent. (17:23–17:29)

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Asserts that the U.S. is encouraging European allies to invest more in their own defense.

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