No matter what Trump’s response is (and we have a pretty good idea what it will be), no defense secretary has ever so elegantly denied the U.S. commitment to Article 5.
Q: "Is the U.S. still committed to NATO's collective defense?" Hegseth: "That's a decision that will be left to the president…The president's pointing out you don't have much of an alliance if you have countries that are not willing to stand with you."