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Hegseth announces review of US forces in Europe, rips NATO allies
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Hegseth announces review of US forces in Europe, rips NATO allies

The Hill · Jun 18, 2026, 12:51 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday ripped into North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies while announcing a new six-month review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe, accusing the alliance of being a "paper tiger." Hegseth told defense ministers at the NATO headquarters in Brussels

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