Defence secretary John Healey said he regards the insults as "more of a challenge"John Healey claimed Donald Trump’s cabinet have “got a case” after they accused “pathetic” Europe of “freeloading”.US vice-president JD Vance and defence secretary Pete Hegseth said they “loathe” the continent in a leaked group chat about US airstrikes on Yemen, to stop Houthi rebels attacking ships linked to Israel’s allies in the Red Sea.But the cabinet minister refused to criticise the Americans when speaking to the media today.Healey told Times Radio: “I regard it more of a challenge and in the meetings that I’ve had with Pete Hegseth...”Presenter Adam Boulton cut in: “So you