On the recordMarch 27, 2025
I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It’s PATHETIC. But Mike is correct, we are the only ones on the planet (on our side of the ledger) who can do this.
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Pete Hegseth
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msnbc.comPete Hegseth: “I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It’s PATHETIC. But Mike is correct, we are the only ones on the…”
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Hegseth criticized European reliance on U.S. military support while asserting U.S. capability to act.
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