At NATO, Hegseth Rips Europe and Says 'Free Ride' Will End
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June 18, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth flew into a NATO meeting in Brussels on Thursday with a warning and a stopwatch. He announced a six-month "NATO 3.0" review of the US military footprint in Europe and suggested some allies would fail, accusing unnamed members of enjoying a "free ride" on American...
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