Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called President Donald Trump the “true and rightful heir of Ronald Reagan” at a defense forum named after the former president in Southern California on Saturday.

Speaking at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Hegseth based the comparison on Trump and Reagan’s shared “peace through strength” foreign policy doctrine.

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“Like President Reagan, President Trump is dedicated to both sides of the peace through strength coin — not just using that phrase as a thin veil for warmongering,” he sai

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