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The problem, of course, is that we are not yet all at 2%. That’s problem No. 1,
The key is to keep up the momentum and put pressure on Russia — the sole entity that wants this war and that is guilty of this war,
The problem is that — and Trump has consistently made this point — in Europe, we are underspending in terms of defense,
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said at Davos, but Secondly, because we know it is, yes, Ukraine, but it is also about how China and North Korea and Iran and Russia are all working together. And this is, this is basically testimony to the fact that this is not only a European conflict, it is a geopolitical issue, a geopolitical conflict which is being fought out,
We're going to do away with social justice DEI. We're going to have great recruiting. We're going to put discipline back in the military. That is exactly opposite what the Democrats want,
While I appreciate his courageous military service and his ongoing commitment to our servicemembers and their families, I am concerned that he does not have the experience and perspective necessary to succeed in the job,
Collins said in her statement I’m also going to ask all NATO nations to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP, which is what it should have been years ago,
Trump said in his Davos remarks I commend Pete Hegseth’s service to our nation, including leading troops in combat and advocating for our veterans. However, these accomplishments do not alleviate my significant concerns regarding his nomination,
Murkowski said in a statement I’m also going to ask Saudi Arabia and OPEC to bring down the cost of oil. You got to bring it down, which, frankly, I’m surprised they didn’t do before the election. That didn’t show a lot of love by them not doing it. I was a little surprised by that,
The Russians, for good strategic reasons from their perspective, are driving a hard bargain, ... It's almost impossible for me to see President Trump accepting the terms that the Russians demand.
University of Chicago political scientist John Mearsheimer said, adding It might not be good — but it will be much better than under Biden
Referring to his country's fate in light of a Trump presidency, former Ukrainian minister Tymofiy Mylovanov said These are human beings that are just being slaughtered on this battlefield by the millions. They've already died, and the cities — the cities are like demolition sites,
he said in an interview that aired Thursday on "Hannity." Putin shouldn't have done it, too. I mean, I'm not blaming only what — Putin shouldn't have done it. He shouldn't have done it, and it has to stop,
Zelenskyy was fighting a much bigger entity — much bigger, much more powerful. He shouldn't have done that because we could have made a deal and it would have been a deal that would have been — it would have been a nothing deal,
Our effort to reach a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine are now hopefully underway. It is so important to get that done. Millions of soldiers are getting killed. Millions of Russians and millions of Ukrainians. It has to end,
What they're saying ... Trump said in his video address to Davos attendees He liked the idea of cutting down... Putin wanted to do it. China would have joined. It would have been an unbelievable thing for the planet,
Well, we'll look into that. We're talking to Zelensky,
I’m not looking to hurt Russia,
Easy way or the hard way
Trump squares up to Putin with chilling threat We're going to be talking with President Putin very soon, and we'll see what, how it all happens. We're going to look at it.”
