Under the Obama and Biden administration, security assistance was politicized and often turned against our allies and even on behalf of our adversaries. If confirmed, you would be charged with aligning our security assistance with American national security interests in Lebanon. We have given billions of dollars over the years to Lebanese forces. We've even paid for their individual salaries. President Trump has made unprecedented progress in securing deals involving Lebanon. Just this week, there was a conference right here in Washington between the United States, Israel and Lebanon. (03:57–04:01)
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Asserts that the U.S. has given billions of dollars to Lebanese forces.
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