Posted on 06/18/2026 12:42:52 PM PDT by ransomnote
ransomnote: transcript below video
MAGA Voice@MAGAVoice·10hHOLY SMOKES: Pete Hegseth just EXPOSED our supposed “Allies” to their face for failing Trump’s true test of Loyalty “and too many failed”“Too many of our allies said no or tried to drown us in arcane legal debates, or criticized us publicly”KEEP EXPOSING THEMJune 18, 2026TRANSCRIPT BEGINS~~~
Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War: As President Trump put it, and rightfully so, he gave our allies a test - to support America when we asked for their help - and too many failed it.The United States has defended Europe for generations, and the President said - all he said is that our jets would need to take off from bases in Europe or our ships from ports to strike targets in the Middle East, Iranian targets that threatened European interests even more directly than they threaten us.
But too many of our allies said, 'No,' or tried to drown us in arcane legal debates, or publicly criticized us for doing what they aren't prepared or able to do themselves. It was shameful.These allies, they put America's sons and daughters, our sons and daughters, at risk by denying them the predictable access basing and overflight that never should have been in question at all. In some cases we had to shift capabilities from one country to another out of NATO allied countries altogether.~~~END OF TRANSCRIPT
Wait a minute; who exactly are these nations who are Bad Allies? I didn’t hear them named.
I wonder what happened in 1979 that caused our State Department to decide that we needed to pay Egypt off into perpetuity?
They must have done something that REALLY helped the US.
We don’t give that type of assistance to other countries in the region that we have an even tighter relationship with (like Saudi Arabia and Turkey)
I recall that when Trump got elected in 2024, he said he was pausing ALL foreign aid except to 2 coontries. I can’t remember which 2 they were though.
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