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Pete Hegseth: “You don't get peace through appeasement. You don't get peace…”

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Published | Video Starts at 04:34

And there's sort of three pillars to what, how President Trump frames it. He talks about peace through strength. You don't get strength through appeasement. You don't get strength. Excuse me. You don't get peace through appeasement. You don't get peace through weakness. You get peace through strength. through being strong, having capabilities, hard power, and the ability to deliver it alongside your allies. He also talks always about America First. Now, America first does not mean America alone. (04:34–04:41)

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Asserts that peace is achieved through strength, not appeasement or weakness.

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