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I'm Shaden Bream at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Seamy Valley, California.

Welcome to a special edition of Fox News Sunday, the state of defense.

Trump's Defense Secretary nominee in the hot seat this week, meeting with senators on Capitol Hill.

As long as Donald Trump walks me in this fight, I'm going to be standing right here in this fight.

What's important is they are ensured that they're going to get a fair process.

As world leaders meet with the president-elect in the face of Trump's tariff threats.

And Trump warns there will be, quote, hell to pay if Hamas doesn't release the remaining

hostages. We'll talk to H.R. McMaster, who served as national security

advisor in the first Trump administration. Until Hamas is destroyed, you can't have any better

life for the Palestinians, and certainly, you have to get the hostages back. Plus, Trump's

plans for Ukraine come into focus. We'll discuss the results of the Reagan National Defense Survey,

how voters view Trump's push for a negotiated peace.

All right now.

As Fox News Sunday reports on the State of Defense.

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