Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth admonished NATO allies Thursday both to “take primary responsibility” for the defense of Europe — and that spending anything below 5% of annual gross domestic ...

Their remarks added to the anxiety, in Washington and across Europe, surrounding Trump’s plan to pursue a deal that would end the Russia-Ukraine war.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected criticism on Thursday of Washington's negotiating strategy with Russia on the war in Ukraine and warned Europe against treating America like a "sucker" by ...

“This administration believes deeply in alliances, but make no mistake, President Trump will not allow anyone to turn Uncle Sam into Uncle Sucker,” Hegseth said. Trump has long argued that the ...

Eisenhower reportedly told two of his generals that the Europeans were "making a sucker out of Uncle Sam." Hegseth said that he and Trump share sentiments similar to Eisenhower's. "This ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday at NATO's headquarters ... Make no mistake, President Trump will not allow anyone to turn Uncle Sam into "Uncle Sucker,"' the new Pentagon chief ...

“Make no mistake, President Trump will not allow anyone to turn Uncle Sam into ‘Uncle Sucker’,” Hegseth told a press conference at Nato headquarters in Brussels. Europe should be primarily ...

“President Trump will not allow anyone to turn Uncle Sam into Uncle Sucker,” he said. On Friday, when Mr. Hegseth visited Poland, he appeared to tack yet again, this time closer to his ...

Pete Hegseth tears into European allies and NATO saying 'Uncle Sam will not be Uncle Sucker'. AOC just identified Trump's biggest weakness 10 Actors Who Turned Down Iconic Roles and Regretted It ...