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Secretary of Defense Hegseth scolds NATO allies — again

NPR | By Teri Schultz

Published June 18, 2026 at 5:50 PM EDT

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasts NATO allies as a "paper tiger" while launching a six-month review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe and pressing for Europe to take the lead on its own defense.