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Posted on 01/30/2026 8:37:13 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is not expected to attend a NATO defence ministers' meeting in Brussels next month, two sources said, the second time in a row that a top Trump administration official skips a gathering of the military alliance.
U.S. President Donald Trump has had a tense relationship with NATO and many of its other members, most recently over his desire to acquire Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of fellow alliance member Denmark.
The sources, a U.S. official and a NATO diplomat, both said Hegseth would miss the Feb 12 gathering at NATO headquarters. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not attend the last NATO foreign ministers' meeting in December.
The two sources did not cite any reason for Hegseth's decision. The Pentagon and NATO declined to comment. "If confirmed, it will send a bad signal at a very tense time in transatlantic relations, and will only deepen the concerns of other allies about the U.S. commitment to NATO," said Oana Lungescu, a former NATO spokesperson who is now a Distinguished Fellow at the RUSI think tank.
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WHO earlier, NATO now, and hopefully the UN will be next.
Understandable. Those two men have real work to do ... FOR THE USA!
“ The two sources did not cite any reason for Hegseth’s decision. ”
Hey, “Casablanca” is on that night. Or maybe something more important is going on than that sausage party.
My guess is that pete is busy with important matters like iran.
(NATO defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels next month)
Hegseth could be nice and send them one of those bags of 100 plastic army 🪖🪖🪖 men
And a game of Risk (cue Seinfeld)
And some construction paper
And a box of crayons
And some hot cocoa
That would be nice
And cost maybe $25-$30
360PCS Military Soldiers Random Color Multiple Postures Army Figurine Model
$12.49
IF they paid their bills, we would be customary 15 mins early.
LOL
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