US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers his speech during 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore,Saturday, May 31, 2025. -- AP Photo/Anupam Nath
SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): After US military allies in Europe were torched by Vice President JD Vance in March over military spending, free speech and the war in Ukraine, America’s partners in Asia warily awaited Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s arrival at a security conference in Singapore.
Turns out there was little reason to worry, apart from the perpetual anxiety over President Donald Trump’s social media feed.
