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I'm also here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States from being the primary guarantor of security in Europe,
The United States remains committed to the NATO alliance and to partnership with Europe,
If these troops are deployed as peacekeepers to Ukraine at any point, they should be deployed as part of a non-NATO mission, and they should not be covered under Article 5,
he said, referring to the alliance's mutual defense clause Members of this [Ukraine] contact group must meet the moment,
Hegseth said to the assembled group of about 50 member countries that have provided $126 billion worth of weapons and military assistance to Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion We live in fiscally constrained times,
Hegseth said, and need to be responsible with taxpayer money It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is,
It’s time to be reciprocal,
Trump said earlier this week as he prepared additional actions to upset the world trade system We’ll see what happens.”
But when Tuesday passed without the tariffs being officially announced, Trump was asked if he would sign the order on Wednesday and Trump answered Very fair, very, very fair, very reasonable. Not like deals you’ve seen over the years. They were very fair.”
The American people are in debt slavery to everyone who owns our debt.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican and the subcommittee’s chair, described excessive spending as an existential threat to the country at Wednesday’s hearing, saying We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make that dream a reality,
Women and girls woke up one morning and there was no care, whether it was contraception or HIV care,
The new security secretary should simply start by coming to Ukraine and getting acquainted with the Ukrainian Armed Forces,
President Trump has been clear with the American people and with many of your leaders that stopping the fighting and reaching an enduring peace is a top priority. He intends to end this war by diplomacy and bringing both Russia and Ukraine to the table,
Hegseth said at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting in Brussels 2 percent is not enough. President Trump has called for 5 percent and I agree."
Calling for increased defense spending, he said Our message is clear, the bloodshed must stop and this war must end,
There will not be U.S. troops deployed to Ukraine to further enable effective diplomacy and drive down energy prices that fund the Russian war machine,
Chasing this illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering,
We want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine. But we must start by recognizing that returning to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective,
Hegseth said in opening remarks before the Ukraine Defense Contact Group The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement,
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