“If you think we should do it let’s go. I just hate bailing Europe out again,” Vance replied. Hegseth agreed that “I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It’s PATHETIC.” But, he added, “we are the only ones on the planet (on our side of the ledger) who can do this.”

Miller, the Trump confidant, effectively ended the conversation by saying that the president had been clear. “Green light, but we soon make clear to Egypt and Europe what we expect in return.”

Edit: The texts are released to public

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[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 30 points 6 days ago

That's extremely concerning and should be taken at face value. And that's what leaked, imagine what they manage to keep private.

They will use everything they have against us. I really hope European leaders and the European commission see this for what it is and act accordingly.

We need complete and definitive independence from the US, even if the next president is a democrat (if there are next presidents even).