00:00Well, first of all, I'd say there's been no president who's done more, frankly, to ensure
00:05that Ukraine survived the invasion of Russia than Donald Trump. As he famously said, Obama gave him
00:12sheets, I gave him javelins, and it was those javelins that ensured that Ukraine still has
00:16its territorial sovereignty. What he's also said is that he wants to pursue an American policy
00:20that focus on the interests of the United States. And part of that foreign policy is not to reward
00:26Putin or not to punish a country like Poland, which we love. We love Poland. We love the
00:31Polish people. No, no, no. What we're trying to do, what our foreign policy is geared towards
00:36is promoting European independence and sovereignty. We want Europe to take more ownership over its
00:43own territorial integrity. We want Europe to step up in a big way. I don't think that's bad for
00:49Europe. That's encouraging Europe to take more ownership. The United States cannot be the policeman
00:54of the world. We want to be good allies. We want to make sure that our troop presence promotes
00:58regional stability in Europe. The president has not said, though he could, the president has not
01:03said that he's taken all of the troops out of Europe, but Europe has to stand on its own two
01:08feet.
01:09And that's something that he's been consistent of, frankly, not even since the beginning of this
01:13administration. Going back to the first administration is we have got to have more sovereignty
01:19and more of Europe standing on its own two feet. That will continue to be our policy in Europe.
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