Hegseth says U.S. has 'lots of capabilities' in the Indo-Pacific

On a second day in Kuala Lumpur packed with meetings that included multilateral talks with allies Australia, Japan and the Philippines, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth answered a reporter who asked if the U.S. was "preparing a show of force in the South China Sea." "We've got lots of options and lots of capabilities in the region, but ultimately we're not going to reveal precisely what we may or may not do," Hegseth said.