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Pete Hegseth discusses his recent controversial actions as U.S. Defense Secretary regarding NATO allies and European defense responsibilities.

Pete Hegseth Biography Flash a weekly Biography. Pete Hegseth has spent the past few days not as a television commentator, but as one of the most controversial power players in Washingtons national security establishment, and this week may go down as one of the defining chapters in his biography. According to PBS NewsHour and the Associated Press, Hegseth, now serving as U.S. Defense Secretary, used the backdrop of President Donald Trumps new Iran war agreement to publicly berate NATO allies, accusing them of failing to assist U.S. strikes against Iran and warning that Americas future troop presence in Europe will depend on how quickly Europeans step up their own defense spending and responsibilities. In Brussels, at a meeting of NATO defense ministers, he announced a sweeping six month Pentagon review of U.S. force posture and basing across Europe, a move he himself branded a NATO 3.0 review in remarks captured by multiple outlets including Fox News and ET Now. Video from the event shows Hegseth lashing out at European governments for limiting access to bases and airspace for operations against Iran, calling their conduct shameful and framing the review as both punishment and…

People in this episode

Host: Pete Hegseth

Topics covered

• national security
• NATO
• U.S. Defense Secretary
• European defense spending
• military operations
• international relations

Keywords

• Pete Hegseth
• NATO
• Defense Secretary
• Iran
• European defense
• military strategy
• national security

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NATO, PBS NewsHour, Associated Press, Fox News, ET Now

Places: Iran, Europe, Washington, Brussels

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