Defense Sec. Hegseth Highlights Trump’s ‘Peace Through Strength’ Strategy During Talk In Singapore

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00:00Thank you very much.

00:30Thank you very much.

01:42Here with you, and our partners, the United States stands ready to work with any country

01:50that is willing to step up and preserve the global and regional peace that we want.

01:59We've got our shared purpose, our shared commitment to peace, our shared dedication to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

02:07So this morning, I'd like to share your mission for the Indo-Pacific.

02:14You see, my job is to create and maintain decision space for President Trump,

02:20not to purport to make decisions on his behalf.

02:27Great military leaders from the United States military, our chairman of the United States,

02:32who understands how to take a global look, globally integrate American interests and American power, regionally and internationally.

02:45And of course, we're joined by our Indo-Pacific Commander-Admiral, Sam Kavar,

02:50America's Biden general in Pacific.

02:51It is our job, the three of us and the entire Defense Department,

02:58to keep our military strong and create options.

03:02President Trump was elected to apply America First on the world stage.

03:07You know, getting a chance to watch him firsthand in the Oval Office and around the world,

03:11the world is incredibly fortunate to have an American president

03:15with the combination of being a peace seeker and a strong leader.

03:21President Trump has the unique ability to make possible things that seem impossible,

03:28moving the Overton window to the ultimate dealmaker.

03:33President Trump gave me a peace through strength.

03:40To accomplish this mission, our overriding objectives have been equally clear.

03:48Rebuild our military and reestablish the terms.

03:51And it starts with a warrior ethos.

03:55All of us in this profession of arms understand that humans are far more important than hardware.

04:02So we're focused on lethality, veritocracy, accountability, standards, readiness, and war fight.

04:08We respect human nature, hard training, and the lessons of history.

04:17Our combat formations will be trained and skilled.

04:21Our standards will be high and unwavering.

04:23If you can do the job, you'll be in our formation.

04:25If you can't, you are not.

04:28Colorblind, gender neutral, merit-based.

04:32It's as simple as that.

04:34That is destroying the warrior ethos.

04:35And our troops in America are responding to it.

04:39Morale, recruiting, retention, readiness, training capabilities,

04:43all rapidly increasing thanks to President Trump's back-to-basics approach.

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