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Pete Hegseth

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Apple News Today

What we know about the plane crash in Toronto

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Leaders of our European allies should take primary responsibility for defense of the continent.

Consider This from NPR

The fallout from the Signal breach begins

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And that's all I have to say about that.

Consider This from NPR

The fallout from the Signal breach begins

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This was not classified. Now, if it's classified information, it's probably a little bit different. But I always say you have to learn from every experience. I think it was very unfair the way they attacked Michael.

Consider This from NPR

Are Trump's military picks based on merit or loyalty?

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There's a chance to course correct it, but it would take the new Trump administration going after it really hard.

Consider This from NPR

Are Trump's military picks based on merit or loyalty?

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Well, first of all, you've got to fire the chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

Consider This from NPR

Are Trump's military picks based on merit or loyalty?

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I have a lot of respect for C.Q. Brown. I got to know him over the course of a month. He's an honorable man, not the right man for the moment.

Consider This from NPR

Are Trump's military picks based on merit or loyalty?

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There is civilian control of the military. Nothing about this is unprecedented. The president deserves to pick his key national security and military advisory team.

Consider This from NPR

Marco Rubio pivots to America First diplomacy

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Because I'm straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles. It hasn't made us more effective, hasn't made us more lethal, has made fighting more complicated.

Global News Podcast

Talks between Israel and Hamas continue in Qatar

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When President Trump chose me for this position, the primary charge he gave me was to bring the warrior culture back to the Department of Defense. He, like me, wants a Pentagon laser-focused on lethality, meritocracy, warfighting, accountability and readiness.

Global News Podcast

Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks

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We recognize the incredible commitment that has been made over many years. And no country, as President Trump has pointed out, has made a larger commitment to the Ukrainian mission than the United States of America, north of $300 billion. So the United States has invested in stabilising those front lines after the aggression of Russia. There is no betrayal there.

Global News Podcast

Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks

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There is a recognition that the whole world and the United States is invested and interested in peace, a negotiated peace.

Global News Podcast

Trump says he expects to meet Putin in Saudi Arabia

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We want, like you... a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine. But we must start by recognizing that returning to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective. Chasing this illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering. A durable peace for Ukraine must include robust security guarantees to ensure that the war will not begin again. That said,

Global News Podcast

Trump says he expects to meet Putin in Saudi Arabia

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The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement. Instead, any security guarantee must be backed by capable European and non-European troops.

Global News Podcast

Israel accuses Hamas of 'evil' violation of ceasefire

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President Trump has said definitively that shipbuilding will be one of his absolute top priorities of this administration. If we're going to defend our interests, our allies, and put America first, we're going to have to be able to project power. That means shipbuilding. It means historic investments in our defense industrial base there.

Global News Podcast

NATO calls for unity as tensions rise with US over Ukraine

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I think realism is an important part of the conversation that hasn't existed enough inside conversations amongst friends. But simply pointing out realism, like the borders won't be rolled back to what everybody would like them to be in 2014, is not a concession to Vladimir Putin.

Global News Podcast

NATO calls for unity as tensions rise with US over Ukraine

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It's a recognition of the hard power realities on the ground after a lot of investment and sacrifice, first by the Ukrainians and then by allies, and then a realization that a negotiated peace is going to be some sort of demarcation that neither side wants.

IHIP News

MAGA is a Public Display of Mental Illness

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For people who may not know, I mean, they give advice to the military about what is lawful and what isn't. Not surprisingly, there's been some backlash to those who are worried about their removal. One Georgetown law professor says this. Trump also firing the Army, Navy and Air Force Jags. In some ways, that's even more chilling than firing the four stars.

IHIP News

MAGA is a Public Display of Mental Illness

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It's what you do when you're planning to break the law. You get rid of any lawyers who might try to slow you down. Your response to her? Yeah, I don't.

Morning Wire

SCOTUS Trump Wins & Stock Market Tariff Turbulence | 4.9.25

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I think... You can't say yes. We'll move on. Well, I know everyone's concerned about Wall Street, and I'm just concerned about Main Street and getting these jobs back. Okay, let's talk about Main Street.

Morning Wire

SCOTUS Trump Wins & Stock Market Tariff Turbulence | 4.9.25

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We are not going to relent. And it's only to get more unrelenting until the Houthis declare they will stop shooting at our ships. And we've been very clear, the Iranians as well, they should not continue to provide support to the Houthis. And that message has been made very clear.

Morning Wire

Trump’s Auto Tariff Relief & ABC Braces for Layoffs | Afternoon Update | 3.5.25

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They're rapidly increasing their defense spending, modern technology. They want to supplant the United States. If we want to deter war with the Chinese or others, We have to be strong. And that president understands peace comes through strength.

Morning Wire

Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25

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When President Trump chose me for this position, the primary charge he gave me was to bring the warrior culture back to the Department of Defense. He, like me, wants a Pentagon laser focused on lethality, meritocracy, war fighting, accountability, and readiness. Unlike the current administration politics, should play no part in military matters. We are not Republicans. We are not Democrats.

Morning Wire

Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25

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We are American warriors. Our standards will be high and they will be equal, not equitable.

Morning Wire

Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25

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I have failed in things in my life, and thankfully, I'm redeemed by my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Morning Wire

Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25

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Why do they want to destroy me? Because I'm a change agent and a threat to them because Donald Trump was willing to choose me, to empower me, to bring the Defense Department back to what it really should be, which is warfighting.

Morning Wire

Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25

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Senator, those are multiple false anonymous reports peddled by NBC News that run directly contradictory to the dozens of men and women at Fox News Channel who I work with who came on the record.

Morning Wire

Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25

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In those ground combat roles, what is true is that the weight of the ruck on your back doesn't change. The weight of the 155 round that you have to carry doesn't change. And so whether it's a man or a woman, they have to meet the same high standards. And Senator, in any place where those things have been eroded,

Morning Wire

Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25

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or in courses, criteria have been changed in order to meet quotas, racial quotas, or gender quotas, that is putting a focus on something other than readiness, standards, meritocracy, and lethality.

Morning Wire

Tulsi Gabbard Confirmed & Cartel Drug Tunnels | Afternoon Update | 2.12.25

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Any security guarantee must be backed by capable European and non-European troops. If these troops are deployed as peacekeepers to Ukraine at any point, they should be deployed as part of a non-NATO mission and they should not be covered under Article 5.

Morning Wire

Trump’s Military Overhaul & Wall Street’s DeepSeek Disruption | 1.28.25

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You have to rip root and branch. the politics and divisive policies out of these institutions and then focus them on creating and preparing actual future military leadership.

Morning Wire

Trump’s Military Overhaul & Wall Street’s DeepSeek Disruption | 1.28.25

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And we need more uniformed members going back into West Point, the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy, as a tour to teach with their wisdom of what they've learned in uniform instead of just more civilian professors that came from the same left-wing woke universities that they left and then try to push that into service academies. When that changes, Senator,

Morning Wire

Trump’s Military Overhaul & Wall Street’s DeepSeek Disruption | 1.28.25

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I truly believe under Donald Trump, we will have a recruiting renaissance.

Morning Wire

Jack Smith Report Released & Terror-Related Exemptions | Afternoon Update | 1.14.25

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I've never been party to torture. We are a country that fights by the rule of law. What an American-first national security policy is not going to do is hand its prerogatives over to international bodies

Morning Wire

Trump’s Budget Plan Passes & Hegseth Pens Panama Deal | Afternoon Update | 4.10.25

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We had a very successful trip there. President, President Molino sends his regards, very complimentary of the U.S. as he's a great ally. And I think they want the communist Chinese out. And with our troops there partnering with their forces, we've got a chance to push them all the way out.

Morning Wire

Trump Shuffles Pentagon & Cartel Terror Designation | 2.24.25

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Nothing about this is unprecedented. The president deserves to pick his key national security and military advisory team. There are lots of presidents who've made changes from FDR to Eisenhower to HW Bush to Barack Obama, who fired or dismissed hundreds of militaries during his term.

Morning Wire

Trump Shuffles Pentagon & Cartel Terror Designation | 2.24.25

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There were six three- and four-star generals that were moved into different positions or retired on Friday night of 160 three- and four-star generals. This is a reflection of the president wanting the right people around him to execute the national security approach we want to take.

Morning Wire

Trump’s Tariff Fallout & Military Standards Equalization | 4.4.25

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For far too long, we allowed standards to slip and different standards for men and women and combat arms, MOSs and jobs. That's not acceptable.

NPR News Now

NPR News: 11-12-2024 9PM EST

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He does have a military background. He's a major in the Army National Guard. He served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has degrees from Princeton and Harvard, and he's written about the military, including a recent book, The War on Warriors, where he argues that U.S. troops have been poorly served by military leaders who have become too liberal in his view.

NPR News Now

NPR News: 11-12-2024 9PM EST

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He's a staunch supporter of Trump when he's on Fox, and he has on many occasions argued in defense of U.S. troops who've been accused of war crimes.

NPR News Now

NPR News: 03-30-2025 6PM EDT

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This is normal communication on it. What's not normal is having a reporter in the middle of it.

NPR News Now

NPR News: 03-30-2025 6PM EDT

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It's entirely appropriate for the inspector general to be able to look at it.

NPR News Now

NPR News: 03-30-2025 4PM EDT

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America and Japan stand firmly together in the face of aggressive and coercive actions by the communist Chinese.

NPR News Now

NPR News: 02-23-2025 6PM EST

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I have a lot of respect for C.Q. Brown. I got to know him over the course of a month. He's an honorable man. Not the right man for the moment.

NPR News Now

NPR News: 02-23-2025 6PM EST

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The president respects leaders who untie the hands of warfighters in a very dangerous world. I think Dan Kane's the man to meet the moment.

NPR News Now

NPR News: 03-29-2025 4PM EDT

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I'm humbled to pilgrim, there's no other way to put it, to this hallowed ground. Over 80,000 Marines, soldiers, and sailors from our two countries fought at Iwo Jima. More than 26,000 died here. Today, we revere their courage.

NPR News Now

NPR News: 01-25-2025 6PM EST

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Restore the warrior ethos in everything that we do. rebuild our military, and reestablish deterrence. We don't want to fight wars.

PBD Podcast

Signal War Plans Scandal EXPLODES | PBD Podcast | Ep. 566

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what we're doing as we speak from the beginning overwhelmingly why were those details shared on signal and how did you learn that a journalist was privy to the targets the types of weapons used i've heard i've heard i was characterized nobody was texting war plans and that's all i have to say about that thank you

Part Of The Problem

Tulsi is Confirmed

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The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement. Instead, any security guarantee must be backed by capable European and non-European troops. If these troops are deployed as peacekeepers to Ukraine at any point, they should be deployed as part of a non-NATO mission and they should not be covered under Article 5.

Part Of The Problem

Tulsi is Confirmed

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There also must be robust international oversight of the line of contact. To be clear, as part of any security guarantee, there will not be U.S. troops deployed to Ukraine.

Pivot

Signalgate, Auto Tariffs, and Trump's Crypto Empire

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There's no units, no locations, no routes, no flight paths, no sources, no methods, no classified information. You know who sees war plans? I see them every single day. I looked at them this morning. I looked at attack plans this morning.

Pod Save America

Trump 2.0's Biggest Scandal Yet

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Nobody's texting war plans. I noticed this morning out came something that It doesn't look like war plans. And as a matter of fact, they even changed the Title II attack plans.

Pod Save America

Biden’s Final Warning

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Senator, I am not yet the Secretary of Defense. If confirmed, I would be party to any number of conversations, which I would not reveal what I have discussed with the President of the United States.

The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2146 - MORE WINNING: House GOP Passes BIG, BEAUTIFUL Budget!

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Republicans are hiding because they're terrified of voting against Trump's endorsed budget. But their constituents are banging down their doors and demanding answers on why they care more about reducing costs for billionaires instead of working families.

The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2146 - MORE WINNING: House GOP Passes BIG, BEAUTIFUL Budget!

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Our challenge to House Republicans is after you pass this budget today, which cuts Medicaid by $880 billion, go home and have a town hall with your constituents. See how they feel about what you just did. If you're going to rip away healthcare from people, then you want to be able to defend your vote directly to them. But that would require the House Republican Conference growing a spine.

The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2137 - The Trump-Musk REVOLUTION Continues!

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We welcome Doge to the Pentagon, and I hope to welcome Elon to the Pentagon very soon, and his team, working in collaboration with us. There are waste redundancies and head counts in headquarters that need to be addressed. There's just no doubt. Look at a lot of the climate programs that have been pursued at the Defense Department.

The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2137 - The Trump-Musk REVOLUTION Continues!

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The Defense Department is not in the business of climate change, solving the global thermostat. We're in the business of deterring and winning wars. So things like that we want to look for to find efficiencies, and many others, the way we acquire weapons systems, procurement. There's plenty of places where we want the keen eye of Doge, but we'll do it in coordination.

The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2137 - The Trump-Musk REVOLUTION Continues!

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We're not going to do things that are to the detriment of American operational or tactical capabilities.

The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2165 - National Security Bombshell & The Case For Derek Chauvin Ep.3 | The Autopsy

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They were using Signal to coordinate on sensitive materials.

The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2165 - National Security Bombshell & The Case For Derek Chauvin Ep.3 | The Autopsy

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So you're talking about a. deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who's made a profession of peddling hoaxes time and time again to include the, I don't know, the hoaxes of Russia, Russia, Russia, or the fine people on both sides hoax, or suckers and losers hoax. So this is the guy that peddles in garbage.

The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2147 - HUGE: The Washington Post SURRENDERS…To Reality!

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We're doing a complete review of every single aspect of what happened with the botched withdrawal of Afghanistan and plan to have full accountability. It's one of the first things we announced at the Defense Department for that reason, sir. Certainly, General Raisin Kane, who's on his way in, was not a part of that.

The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2147 - HUGE: The Washington Post SURRENDERS…To Reality!

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Instead, he was a part of leading the effort against ISIS by untying the hands of warfighters and finishing the job properly and then bringing our troops home. So we're taking a very different view, obviously, than the previous administration, and there will be full accountability.

The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2138 - Tulsi CONFIRMED, Trump Pushes UKRAINE DEAL

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We will only end this devastating war and establish a durable peace by coupling allied strength with a realistic assessment of the battlefield. We want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine. But we must start by recognizing that returning to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective. Chasing this illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering.

The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2138 - Tulsi CONFIRMED, Trump Pushes UKRAINE DEAL

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The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement. Instead, any security guarantee must be backed by capable European and non-European troops. If these troops are deployed as peacekeepers to Ukraine at any point, they should be deployed as part of a non-NATO mission, and they should not be covered under Article 5.

The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2144 - More Trump WINS: Joy Reid GONE!

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We know who invaded who. We understand the stakes of this game. America, more than any other country in the world, has invested in helping Ukraine defend itself. Now it's time for peace, and that's what the president is dedicated to. So standing here and saying, you're good, you're bad, you're a dictator, you're not a dictator, you invaded, you didn't, it's not useful. It's not productive.

The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2144 - More Trump WINS: Joy Reid GONE!

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And so President Trump isn't getting drawn into that in unnecessary ways. And as a result, we're closer to peace today than ever before.

The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2144 - More Trump WINS: Joy Reid GONE!

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There's no list, Shannon. I've heard that. I've seen that very rumor. Although we have a very keen eye toward military leadership and their willingness to follow lawful orders. This is all about defending the Constitution. Joe Biden gave lawful orders. A lot of them are really bad. And it's unfortunate how they eroded our military ideological covid mandates.

The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2144 - More Trump WINS: Joy Reid GONE!

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President Trump has given another set of lawful orders and they will be followed if they're not followed. And all these orders are in keeping with the Constitution and norms inside the military. If they're not followed, then those officers will find the door.

The Bulwark Podcast

Adam Kinzinger and Mark Kelly: Dirty Little Secret

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I'm not going to get ahead of conversations I would have with the president. However, there are laws and processes inside our constitution that would be followed.

The Bulwark Podcast

Adam Kinzinger and Mark Kelly: Dirty Little Secret

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Senator, I'm glad we finally got to the topic of border security equaling national security because it's been abdicated and ignored for the last four years.

The Bulwark Podcast

Adam Kinzinger and Mark Kelly: Dirty Little Secret

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Senator, I am not yet the Secretary of Defense. If confirmed, I would be party to any number of conversations, which I would not reveal what I have discussed with the President of the United States.

The Bulwark Podcast

Adam Kinzinger and Mark Kelly: Dirty Little Secret

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Senator, everything we will do would be lawful and under the Constitution, but I recognize...

The Bulwark Podcast

Adam Kinzinger and Mark Kelly: Dirty Little Secret

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Is that true or false? anonymous smears.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, we're going to address that. We won World War II with seven four-star generals. Today, we have 44 four-star generals. There's an inverse relationship between the size of staffs and victory on the battlefield. We don't need more bureaucracy at the top. We need more warfighters empowered at the bottom.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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So it's going to be my job working with those that we hire and those inside the administration to identify those places where fat can be cut so it can go toward lethality.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, I know there was a great deal of outreach to multiple offices. Schedules get full. There's a lot going on.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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And I welcome the opportunity in my schedule to have an opportunity to sit down.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, at Vets for Freedom, we were a small upstart. Our focus was working on Capitol Hill, going back to the battlefield, war fighters. Just the number, please. We probably had eight to ten full-time staff and lots of volunteers.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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I think we had... Over 100 full-time staff at Concern Vets for America, roughly, with thousands of volunteers. I was also a headquarters company commander, which would have been a couple of hundred. So nothing remotely near the size of the Defense Department, I would acknowledge that.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, I'm grateful to be hired by one of the most successful CEOs in American history. Should I be confirmed?

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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She's the smartest, most capable, loving, humble, honest person I've ever met. In addition to being incredibly beautiful. Don't forget about your kids. I'm supposed to talk about my kids.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Oh, an amazing mother. Yes. Of our blended family of seven.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, absolutely not. Just as President Trump is assembling his cabinet, I look forward and already am in the process of building one of the best possible teams you can imagine with decades and decades of experience outside of the Pentagon, driving innovation and excellence, and also inside the building knowing how to make it happen. Yes, sir.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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In both organizations, we had a board, yes.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, the only reason I've had success in life, to include my wonderful wife, is because of people more capable around me and having the self-confidence to empower them and say, hey, run with the ball. Run with the football. Take it down the field. We'll do this together. I don't care who gets the credit. And in this case, that's how the Pentagon will be run.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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First of all, Senator, thank you for the question. Thank you for your time. I think the first and most important thing we could have done is elect Donald Trump as the new commander in chief because past is prologue.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Our warfighters understand what kind of commander in chief they're going to get in President Donald Trump, someone who stands behind them, someone who gives them clear missions, someone who ends wars decisively. And the issue of Ukraine was mentioned and ensures new wars are not started.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Could you repeat the question, Senator?

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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I have not been involved in international security arrangements because I have not been in government other than serving in the military. So my job has been to lead men and women in combat.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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You're talking about defense arrangements. I mean, NATO might be one that you're referring to.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Status of Forces Agreement. I've been a part of teaching about Status of Forces Agreements.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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I couldn't tell you the exact amount of nations in that. But I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan and in Australia and trying to work on submarines with them. None of those countries are in ASEAN.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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There was a minor incursion under Barack Obama into Crimea, followed by nothing under President Trump, followed by an all out war. assault by Vladimir Putin into Ukraine under the Biden administration. That did not happen under Donald Trump. Donald Trump managed the Taliban.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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The Biden administration, Afghanistan collapsed tragically, ending the lives of 13 at Abbey Gate, who we remember every single day, and no one was held accountable for that. Chinese spy balloons were flying over the country. None of that happened under Donald Trump, and our warfighters understand that. So there's no better recruiter, in my mind, for our military than President Donald Trump.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, I think there are already, to the credit of, I believe the Army and other services have now caught up to that, which have piloted programs that have had some success that have allowed young Americans who want to serve in the military but can't necessarily pass the ASFAB or pass the APFT to get into basic training an opportunity to get caught up, a preparatory class.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Unfortunately, yes, we do have a problem of obesity in our country, not necessarily something that the if I'm confirmed secretary of defense is able to address. But I do think leading from the front matters. I do think having a secretary of defense that will go out and do PT with the troops matters that has been out there and done that before.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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And hopefully that's a motivating factor for young people. But it. The reality of obesity and criminal backgrounds and medical problems have long been an issue of recruitment in America, unfortunately.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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What changed is the perception of military service because of the condition of the services and, frankly, because of, in some ways, the way our schools don't teach young people to love the country anymore. And if you don't love the country, why do you want to serve that country? That's a deeper problem.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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But all of those things need to be addressed to revive recruiting, and obesity is certainly a part of it. Thank you for that.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, absolutely. A number one from day one with a mandate from the commander in chief. who received that mandate when Americans spoke out loudly and said, we want peace through strength, we want America first foreign policy, and we don't want political ideology driving decisions inside our Defense Department. That was clear.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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It's an infection that the American people are acutely aware of, which the men and women in this room have lived firsthand. I've lived it firsthand. And that's why it will be a priority. And I truly believe, and I'm humbled by this, The response we've already seen from young men and women who've decided to join the military when they had said, I wasn't going to.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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But seeing a commander-in-chief, Donald Trump, reassured them. Seeing the possibility, if confirmed, of a secretary of defense that would have their back reassured them. And so in the first couple of months after President Trump...

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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My job is to come alongside him, should I be confirmed, and continue to emphasize his emphasis on warfighting, on getting anything that doesn't contribute to meritocracy outlawed.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, that's a very important conversation, one that I've been looking at a great deal. A lot of it, just to be clear, involves classifications and understanding precisely cost and capabilities, including capabilities of enemy systems, both not just fourth and fifth, but potential sixth generation, which we've already seen a prototype released from the Chinese.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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That's a dangerous development considering at least the publicly understood condition of NGAD, which I look forward to the opportunity to looking underneath the hood on that. But ensuring fourth and fifth are capable and upgraded as necessary will be a part of our contingency.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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But when you look at what's happening in the Indo-Pacific, say operability range is going to matter because it's such a large battle space, that will all factor in decisions that are made. And that's where I feel, frankly, a little bit liberated. is that I didn't work at Lockheed or any number of, pick a defense contractor. I didn't mean to point one out in particular. Pick any. I haven't.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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I don't have a special interest in any particular system or any particular company or any particular narrative. I want to know what works. I want to know what defeats our enemies, what keeps us safe, what deters them, what keeps our enemies up at night. Whatever that is, I want more of it. And I want to invest in it. And I know that's the view that President Trump has as well.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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I look forward to working with you on that, Senator, because unmanned will be a very important part of the way future wars are fought. Just the idea of survivability for a human being drives cost and time in ways that unmanned systems do not. But I look forward to that conversation, Senator.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, veterans deserve the benefits they've earned. I have... been in many battles with traditional veterans organizations over differences of opinion about how to deliver those services, including veterans choice.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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VSOs is a very broad term. We were a VSO also, ma'am. But some of those services took a traditionally bureaucratic approach.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, I think we should be ashamed as a nation of the amount of veterans that commit suicide because they hit a brick wall. They commit suicide because they hit a brick wall of the bureaucracy of the VA. And the reformers are not courage enough.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, with all due humility, I don't know that there's anyone in this room over the last 20 years that have worked harder to ensure that our veterans are taken care of. It has been a passion of my life alongside with so many on this dais to make sure that veterans receive, and it is a recruiting crisis.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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It's a benefit they've earned and a hand up to the next chapter of their life. But these are your words then.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, the world has had, our friends in the world have had no better ally. Our allies have had no better friend than President Donald Trump, who's reinvigorated a NATO alliance, who's stood behind Israel in every way, in ways this administration has not. He has ensured that the NATO alliance has become far more robust. He worked with allies in the Pacific as well.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Best guidance to the president of the United States on matters like that.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Well, Senator, thank you for the question. First and foremost, up front, you have to tear out DEI and CRT initiatives root and branch out of institutions. 100%.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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And then you have to put in Army, Navy, and Air Force secretaries and others, civilian positions at the helm, who are committed to the same priorities that the President of the United States is, and if confirmed, the Secretary of Defense will be. Send a clear message that this is not a time for equity. Equity is a very different word than equality. Equality is the bedrock of our military.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Men and women, duty positions in uniform, black, white, doesn't matter. We treat you equally based on who you are in the image of God as an individual. And we all get the same bad haircuts. You're not an individual. You're part of a group. Equity prescribes some sort of an outcome based on differing attributes that we have that divide us. What skin color are you? What gender are you?

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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And then infuse that into institutions which manifest in things like quotas, formal or informal, which does what to morale? sends it in the tubes, and it makes people feel like they're being judged by something other than how good they are at their job, which is poisonous inside institutions.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, I will commit to this because the commander in chief has committed to this, that not only will they be reinstated, they will receive an apology, back pay and rank that they lost because they were forced out due to an experimental vaccine.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, I was not involved in that.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, the overwhelming majority of anyone who's worked for me, including the on-the-record statements that have been submitted to this, with their name on it, on the record, men and women who worked with me every day are the overwhelming preponderance of evidence that testify to my leadership and professionalism in leading Vets for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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My leadership has been completely impugned on these veterans organizations. that did fantastic work on behalf of men and women fighting overseas and advocating, and we managed our financial books with integrity across the board.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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All anonymous, all false, all refuted by my colleagues... who I worked with for 10 years at 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, all I'm pointing out is the false claims against me.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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I really do think it comes back to strong, clear leadership. patriotic, pro-American leadership that says we're not going to focus on all the other political prerogatives. That's why we all have political perspectives. I said this before and I'll say it again. In uniform, none of that matters. You wear green, you wear blue, you bleed red. That's it. Who you vote for doesn't matter.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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But when the perception of that changes, then you don't want people deciding whether to serve based on a political party in power. That's a dangerous thing for continuity inside your military. And it's fragile right now. President Trump. And if I'm confirmed with my leadership, we're going to restore the continuity of an apolitical military that acts decisively and only based on merit.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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They sound basic, but they're fundamental.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, I only support hiring and promoting and admitting the best and brightest, whatever their background is.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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No, Senator. I know in any one of my jobs, if I had decided to go AWOL for even a day or two in uniform or around that, that would have been a concern.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, thank you for your service. But I reject the premise that President Trump is going to be giving illegal orders.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, anybody of any party could give an order that is against the Constitution or against the law.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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I start by saying I reject the premise that President Trump...

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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For more on many of these stories and news you can trust, go to charliekirk.com.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, I'm not familiar with the article you're pointing to in 2013, but it underscores my argument completely. Because in that 2013 argument, I was talking about standards. Standards are what it's always been about, Senator.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Always been about Senate standards.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, again, I very much appreciate you bringing up my comments from 2013, because for me, this issue has always been about standards. And unfortunately, because of some of the people that have been in political power for the last four years, priorities other than standards, lethality, and meritocracy have driven decision making.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, the concerns I have and the concerns that many have had, especially in ground combat units, is that in pursuit of certain percentages or quotas, standards have been changed. And that makes the combat more difficult for everybody involved.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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Senator, it's not even a question I've thought about because it's not one that, it's not one, my motivation for this job has never been about what could conceivably come next.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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I would consult with the president about what the policy should be at the defense department.

The Charlie Kirk Show

The Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing Watch Party

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I'm not a general, Senator.

The Charlie Kirk Show

China Should Have Read "The Art of the Deal"

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For more on many of these stories and news you can trust, go to CharlieKirk.com.

The Charlie Kirk Show

China Should Have Read "The Art of the Deal"

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Charlie, what you've done is incredible here. Maybe Charlie Kirk is on the college campus.

The Charlie Kirk Show

China Should Have Read "The Art of the Deal"

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China did not build this canal. China does not operate this canal, and China will not weaponize this canal. Together with Panama in the lead, we will keep the canal secure and available for all nations through the deterrent power of the strongest, most effective, and most lethal fighting force in the world. We will do this in partnership with Panama.

The Charlie Kirk Show

China Should Have Read "The Art of the Deal"

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Together, we will take back the Panama Canal from China's influence. And we will do this along with other capable, like-minded allies and partners. This is what peace through strength looks like.

The Charlie Kirk Show

Rose Garden 'Liberation Day' Reaction

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Here at the Defense Department, we are restoring the warrior ethos, and that means we've got to be fit to fight inside all of our formations. That starts with standards and going back to basics. So for decades, the military I joined, there were different male and female physical standards because men and women are different. And that's understandable.

The Charlie Kirk Show

Rose Garden 'Liberation Day' Reaction

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But there were certain jobs, combat MOSs, that were only for men. And so you had a male standard. Then in 2015, under the Obama administration, against the advice of the military services, opened up all those combat MOSs to males and females. Fine, if that's their decision. But they never changed the standards in a lot of those roles.

The Charlie Kirk Show

Rose Garden 'Liberation Day' Reaction

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So you still had higher standards for men than for women in a lot of those combat MOSs. Some changed it, but not all did. We're fixing that.

The Charlie Kirk Show

Rose Garden 'Liberation Day' Reaction

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We're ensuring that any combat position across any of the services, and the services are evaluating that, has the same standard for men and women, which means anybody can join. But the standard is to meet what it takes to do that combat job. Rigorous physical standards so that your sons and daughters, those that join our military, have the best possible units, the most lethal units.

The Charlie Kirk Show

Rose Garden 'Liberation Day' Reaction

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So this is a standard review looking at combat units, looking at men and women. No standards will be lowered only at the highest level. And we look forward to all our best warriors joining those units. It's a review that's important, long overdue, and the kind of thing we promised inside the Trump administration.

The Charlie Kirk Show

Rose Garden 'Liberation Day' Reaction

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For more on many of these stories and news you can trust, go to CharlieKirk.com.

The Charlie Kirk Show

Rose Garden 'Liberation Day' Reaction

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Don't rely on a corporation that don't want you, in a sense.

The Charlie Kirk Show

Rose Garden 'Liberation Day' Reaction

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Maybe Charlie Kirk is on the college campus.

The Daily

Drunkenness, Women and Wokeness: A Dramatic Confirmation Hearing for Pete Hegseth

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basically says, yes, ma'am, women in our military, as I have said publicly, have and continue to make amazing contributions across all aspects of our battlefield.

The Daily

Drunkenness, Women and Wokeness: A Dramatic Confirmation Hearing for Pete Hegseth

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But just saying when I'm talking about that issue, it's not about the capabilities of men and women. It's about standards.

The Daily

Drunkenness, Women and Wokeness: A Dramatic Confirmation Hearing for Pete Hegseth

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Standards that we, unfortunately, over time, have seen eroded in certain duty positions, certain schools, certain places, which affects readiness, which is what I care about the most.

The Daily

Drunkenness, Women and Wokeness: A Dramatic Confirmation Hearing for Pete Hegseth

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I think we had over 100 full-time staff at Concerned Vets for America, roughly with thousands of volunteers. So 100 people. I was also a head

The Daily

Drunkenness, Women and Wokeness: A Dramatic Confirmation Hearing for Pete Hegseth

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Depends on the magazine, but standard issue is 30, Senator.

The Daily

Drunkenness, Women and Wokeness: A Dramatic Confirmation Hearing for Pete Hegseth

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We fight enemies also, Senator, as our generation understands, that play by no rules. They use civilians as human shields. So are you saying that the Geneva Convention should not be observed? We don't do that. We follow rules. We follow rules, but we don't need burdensome rules of engagement that make it impossible for us to win these wars.

The Daily

Drunkenness, Women and Wokeness: A Dramatic Confirmation Hearing for Pete Hegseth

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We are a country that fights by the rule of law and our men and women always do. And yet we have too many people here in air conditioned offices that like to point fingers at the guys in dark and dangerous places. The gals in helicopters in enemy territory who are doing things that people in Washington, D.C. would never dare to do or send in.

The Daily

Drunkenness, Women and Wokeness: A Dramatic Confirmation Hearing for Pete Hegseth

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Well, thank you, Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reid, and all the members of this committee for this opportunity today.

The Daily

Drunkenness, Women and Wokeness: A Dramatic Confirmation Hearing for Pete Hegseth

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Should I be confirmed, I look forward to working with this committee, senators from both parties, to secure our nation.

The Daily

Drunkenness, Women and Wokeness: A Dramatic Confirmation Hearing for Pete Hegseth

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Thank you to my incredible wife, Jennifer, who has changed my life and been with me throughout this entire process.

The Daily

Drunkenness, Women and Wokeness: A Dramatic Confirmation Hearing for Pete Hegseth

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Including our seven wonderful kids, Gunner, Jackson.

The Daily

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Morality, meritocracy, war fighting, accountability and readiness.

The Daily

Drunkenness, Women and Wokeness: A Dramatic Confirmation Hearing for Pete Hegseth

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The Department of Defense under Donald Trump will achieve peace through strength.

The Daily

Drunkenness, Women and Wokeness: A Dramatic Confirmation Hearing for Pete Hegseth

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Unlike the current administration, politics should play no part in military matters. We are not Republicans. We are not Democrats. We are American warriors. Our standards will be high and they will be equal, not equitable. That's a very different word.

The Daily

Drunkenness, Women and Wokeness: A Dramatic Confirmation Hearing for Pete Hegseth

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Well, interestingly enough... Now, it is true and has been acknowledged that I don't have a similar biography to defense secretaries of the last 30 years.

The Daily

Drunkenness, Women and Wokeness: A Dramatic Confirmation Hearing for Pete Hegseth

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But as President Trump also told me, we've repeatedly placed people atop the Pentagon with supposedly the right credentials. whether they are retired generals, academics, or defense contractor executives. And where has it gotten us? He believes, and I humbly agree, that it's time to give someone with dust on his boots the helm. A change agent.

The Daily

He Was America’s Highest-Ranking Military Officer. Then Came the War on D.E.I.

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From the White House down to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs to Secretary of Defense, they're peddling gender nonsense, race nonsense that divides troops against each other, environmental stuff, electric tanks.

The Daily

He Was America’s Highest-Ranking Military Officer. Then Came the War on D.E.I.

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Yes. The next commander-in-chief, if it's Donald Trump, and I pray it is, needs to clean house. I mean, clean house of these woke generals.

The Daily

He Was America’s Highest-Ranking Military Officer. Then Came the War on D.E.I.

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No more of we need X number of this racial background as fighter pilots. Like that's C.Q. Brown's a great example. He's the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs. And he was obsessed with the color and background of Air Force pilots.

The Daily

Pete Hegseth Was Toast. The MAGA Swarm Came to His Rescue.

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And I also want an opportunity here to clarify comments that have been misconstrued that I somehow don't support women in the military.

The Daily

Pete Hegseth Was Toast. The MAGA Swarm Came to His Rescue.

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What you're seeing right now with me. is the art of the smear. It is the classic art of the smear.

The Daily

Pete Hegseth Was Toast. The MAGA Swarm Came to His Rescue.

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Take whatever tiny kernels of truth, and there are tiny, tiny ones in there, and blow them up. into a masquerade of a narrative about somebody that I am definitely not.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Trump Gets "Hot" for Kennedy Center, RFK Confirmed, Eggflation Rampant | Brady Corbet

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We must start by recognizing that returning to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective.

The Dan Bongino Show

The Hapless, Goon Democrats Face-Plant At Hegseth’s Hearing (Ep. 2401)

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I might get it once. It's good. It feels like bread.

The Dan Bongino Show

The Hapless, Goon Democrats Face-Plant At Hegseth’s Hearing (Ep. 2401)

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Yes, we have. We have. We should continue. You know what? It's up in the air. You and I decided we need to start eating healthier. You said no, you have no interest. I should eat more vegetables, and I don't.

The Dan Bongino Show

The Hapless, Goon Democrats Face-Plant At Hegseth’s Hearing (Ep. 2401)

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Senator, as the president has stated, I don't disagree with the overturn of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

The Dan Bongino Show

The Hapless, Goon Democrats Face-Plant At Hegseth’s Hearing (Ep. 2401)

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Senator, in both of the organizations I ran, we were always completely fiscally responsible for the money that we had. Yes or no, did you lead an audit? And the way my leadership has been stated has been completely mischaracterized. What are you afraid of?

The Dan Bongino Show

The Hapless, Goon Democrats Face-Plant At Hegseth’s Hearing (Ep. 2401)

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Senator, every part of my leadership of these organizations has been misrepresented from top to bottom.

The Dan Bongino Show

The Hapless, Goon Democrats Face-Plant At Hegseth’s Hearing (Ep. 2401)

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Senator, those are multiple false anonymous reports peddled by NBC News that run directly contradictory to the dozens of men and women at Fox News Channel who I work with who came on the record and said they've never seen that.

The Dan Bongino Show

Deranged Libs Go All In For Ukraine War and Govt. Corruption (Ep. 2423)

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The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement. Instead, any security guarantee must be backed by capable European and non-European troops. If these troops are deployed as peacekeepers to Ukraine at any point, they should be deployed as part of a non-NATO mission, and they should not be covered under Article 5.

The Dan Bongino Show

Deranged Libs Go All In For Ukraine War and Govt. Corruption (Ep. 2423)

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There also must be robust international oversight of the line of contact. To be clear, as part of any security guarantee, there will not be U.S. troops deployed to Ukraine.

The Journal.

Why Trump Wants Ukrainian Minerals

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We want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine. But we must start by recognizing that returning to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective.

The Journal.

Why Trump Wants Ukrainian Minerals

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also discussed the deal on Fox on Sunday. Zelensky should come to the table because this economic partnership is an important thing for the future of his country, and we hope that he will very soon.

The Journal.

Trump 2.0: Group Chat Fallout

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As it said atop of that, everybody's seen it now, team update. is to provide updates in real time. General updates in real time, keep everybody informed. That's what I did. That's my job.

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1515 - Nagging Democrats Shriek At Pete Hegseth During Confirmation Hearing

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My critiques, Senator, recently and in the past, and from personal experience, have been instances where I've seen standards lowered, and you mentioned 11 Alpha, 11 Bravo, MOS, places in units, and it...

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1515 - Nagging Democrats Shriek At Pete Hegseth During Confirmation Hearing

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The book that has been referenced multiple times here, The War on Warriors, I spent months talking to active duty service members, men and women, low ranks, high ranks, combat arms and not combat arms, and what each and every one of them told me, and which personal instances have shown me, is that in ways direct, indirect, overt, and subtle, standards have been changed inside infantry training units,

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1515 - Nagging Democrats Shriek At Pete Hegseth During Confirmation Hearing

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ranger school, infantry battalions, to ensure that commanders meet... Give me one example.

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1515 - Nagging Democrats Shriek At Pete Hegseth During Confirmation Hearing

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Commanders meet quotas to have a certain number of female infantry officers or infantry enlisted, and that disparages those women who are incredibly capable of meeting that standard.

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1515 - Nagging Democrats Shriek At Pete Hegseth During Confirmation Hearing

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Oh, my goodness, Senator. Absolutely. At Concerned Veterans for America, we created the Fixing Veterans Healthcare Task Force, a bipartisan task force that had never been done before to create policy, to drive policy change on Capitol Hill that organizations fought ferociously against. We got the VA Accountability Act passed and the Mission Act passed in a way that a nonprofit—

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1515 - Nagging Democrats Shriek At Pete Hegseth During Confirmation Hearing

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of our size, veterans organization, has never done. Thank you. And that's testified in all the letters that we put forward to the committee, which are on the record.

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1515 - Nagging Democrats Shriek At Pete Hegseth During Confirmation Hearing

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Well, perhaps some of my colleagues don't understand. It would be a JAG officer who puts his or her own priorities in front of the warfighters. Their promotions, their medals, in front of having the backs of those who are making the tough calls on the front lines.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Disturbing New Details About Would-Be Trump Assassin, Coal EOs, Hegseth Warns China: AM Update 4/9

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China did not build this canal. China does not operate this canal. And China will not weaponize this canal.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Disturbing New Details About Would-Be Trump Assassin, Coal EOs, Hegseth Warns China: AM Update 4/9

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China did not build this canal. China does not operate this canal. And China will not weaponize this canal. Together with Panama in the lead, we will keep the canal secure and available for all nations through the deterrent power of the strongest nation. most effective, and most lethal fighting force in the world. We will do this in partnership with Panama.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Disturbing New Details About Would-Be Trump Assassin, Coal EOs, Hegseth Warns China: AM Update 4/9

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Together we will take back the Panama Canal from China's influence. And we will do this along with other capable, like-minded allies and partners. This is what peace through strength looks like.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Disturbing New Details About Would-Be Trump Assassin, Coal EOs, Hegseth Warns China: AM Update 4/9

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President Trump today recognizes the canal's rightful place as the center of our shared hemisphere. It connects two continents and two oceans, transporting over $250 billion in goods per year and 40% of U.S. shipping. 70% of the ships that pass through this canal are going to or from U.S. ports. It saves nearly 8,000 miles for shipping traveling between our coasts.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Trump's Funny and Powerful Address, and Dems' Embarrassing Response, with Rich Lowry, Mark Halperin, and Alvin Lui | Ep. 1019

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Senator, anybody of any party could give an order that is against the Constitution or against the law.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Trump's Funny and Powerful Address, and Dems' Embarrassing Response, with Rich Lowry, Mark Halperin, and Alvin Lui | Ep. 1019

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I start by saying I reject the premise that President Trump will be giving any illegal orders at all.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Trump's Funny and Powerful Address, and Dems' Embarrassing Response, with Rich Lowry, Mark Halperin, and Alvin Lui | Ep. 1019

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Certainly, I have been involved in conversations relating to doing things this administration has not, which is secure the southern border.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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Senator, one of the things that President Trump is so good at is never strategically tipping his hand. And so I would never in this public forum give one way or another direct what orders the president would give me in any context.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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Senator, I've always been personally pro-life. I know President Trump has as well, and we will review all policies. I'm not hearing answers to my questions, Mr. Chairman.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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Senator, in both of the organizations I ran, we were always completely fiscally responsible.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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Senator, every part of my leadership of these organizations has been misrepresented from top to bottom.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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I have not been involved in international security arrangements because I have not been in government other than serving in the military. So my job has been to lead men and women in combat.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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You're talking about defense arrangements. I mean, NATO might be one that you're referring to. Status of Forces Agreement would be one of them. Status of Forces Agreement. I've been a part of teaching about Status of Forces Agreement inside Afghanistan.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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I couldn't tell you the exact amount of nations in that. But I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan and in AUKUS with Australia trying to work on submarines with them.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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Senator, anybody of any party could give an order that is against the Constitution or against the law.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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I start by saying I reject the premise that President Trump will be giving any illegal orders at all.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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Senator, I was there on the ground. I saw that. I understand and I respect that. I've been there. I understand the level of threat that was involved in that moment. I also understand legality and the Constitution and the laws of what you have.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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I'm not going to put words in the mouth of Secretary Esper or anybody else.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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I'm not scared of anything, Senator. Then say yes or no. You can say no.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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Senator, I'm glad we finally got to the topic of border security equaling national security because it's been abdicated and ignored for the last four years.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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Senator, I am not yet the Secretary of Defense. If confirmed, I would be party to any number of conversations.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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Which I would not reveal what I have discussed with the President of the United States.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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Senator, everything we will do would be lawful and under the Constitution. But I recognize...

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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Senator, those are multiple false anonymous reports peddled by NBC News that run directly contradictory to the dozens of men and women at Fox News Channel who I work with who came on the record.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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I've made this commitment on behalf of the men and women I'm serving.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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I've made this commitment on behalf of the men and women I'm serving. servant because it's the most important deployment of my life.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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Senator, I was in the Washington, D.C. National Guard unit that was in Lafayette Square during those events.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Three Most Annoying Senators at Hegseth Hearing, and Pam Bondi Crushes Dems Today, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 983

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I saw 50 Secret Service agents get injured by rioters trying to jump over the fence, set the church on fire, and destroy a statue.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Trump Suspends Ukraine Aid, Canada-Mexico Tariffs Kick In, Major Address Tonight: AM Update for 3/4

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My message has been from the beginning, we're taking nothing off the table, nothing. We will do whatever it takes to secure the American homeland, to maintain our sovereignty and protect the American people.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Trump Suspends Ukraine Aid, Canada-Mexico Tariffs Kick In, Major Address Tonight: AM Update for 3/4

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I don't think I ruled anything out. Anything's on the table. The commander-in-chief, ultimately, with my consultation and with the chairman and others, will make those determinations. But nothing's off the table. Our sovereignty will be defended.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly's Instant Analysis of Pete Hegseth Hearing and Dem Absurdity, with Michael Knowles, Dakota Meyer, and Rob O'Neill | Ep. 982

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Senator, I was falsely accused in October of 2017. It was fully investigated and I was completely cleared.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly's Instant Analysis of Pete Hegseth Hearing and Dem Absurdity, with Michael Knowles, Dakota Meyer, and Rob O'Neill | Ep. 982

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I've made this commitment on behalf of the men and women I'm serving because it's the most important deployment of my life.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly's Instant Analysis of Pete Hegseth Hearing and Dem Absurdity, with Michael Knowles, Dakota Meyer, and Rob O'Neill | Ep. 982

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50 secret service agents get injured by rioters trying to jump over the fence, set the church on fire, and destroy a statue.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly's Instant Analysis of Pete Hegseth Hearing and Dem Absurdity, with Michael Knowles, Dakota Meyer, and Rob O'Neill | Ep. 982

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Senator, one of the things that President Trump is so good at is never strategically tipping his hand. And so I would never in this public forum give one way or another direct what orders the president would give me in any context.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly's Instant Analysis of Pete Hegseth Hearing and Dem Absurdity, with Michael Knowles, Dakota Meyer, and Rob O'Neill | Ep. 982

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And I would point out, I've never disparaged women serving in the military. I respect every single female service member that has put on the uniform past and present. My critiques, Senator, recently and in the past, and from personal experience, have been instances where I've seen standards lowered.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly's Instant Analysis of Pete Hegseth Hearing and Dem Absurdity, with Michael Knowles, Dakota Meyer, and Rob O'Neill | Ep. 982

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Senator, as someone who's led men in combat directly and had to make very difficult decisions, I've thought very deeply about the balance between legality and lethality. Sir, I'm talking about restrictive rules of engagement that these men and women behind me understand they've lived with on the battlefield, which has made it more difficult to defeat our enemies.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly's Instant Analysis of Pete Hegseth Hearing and Dem Absurdity, with Michael Knowles, Dakota Meyer, and Rob O'Neill | Ep. 982

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In many of the cases you're talking about in particular, sir, there was evidence withheld There was prosecutorial misconduct. And as someone who looks case by case and defaults to the warfighter, to the men and women with dust on their boots, not the second guessers in air conditioned offices in Washington, D.C.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly's Instant Analysis of Pete Hegseth Hearing and Dem Absurdity, with Michael Knowles, Dakota Meyer, and Rob O'Neill | Ep. 982

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I look case by case and was proud to work with President Trump to understand those cases and ensure that our warriors are always looked out for.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly's Instant Analysis of Pete Hegseth Hearing and Dem Absurdity, with Michael Knowles, Dakota Meyer, and Rob O'Neill | Ep. 982

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The wokeness comes not from the uniform ranked, Senator, but from the political class. On day one, on January 20th, when President Trump is sworn in, he will issue a new set of lawful orders. And the leadership of our services will have an opportunity to follow those lawful orders or not. Those lawful orders will not be based on politics.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly's Instant Analysis of Pete Hegseth Hearing and Dem Absurdity, with Michael Knowles, Dakota Meyer, and Rob O'Neill | Ep. 982

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They will be based on readiness, accountability, standards, and lethality. That is the process by which leaders will be judged. And accountability is coming. Because everybody in this room knows, if you're a rifleman and you lose your rifle... They're throwing the book at you. But if you're a general who loses a war, you get a promotion. That's not going to happen in Donald Trump's Pentagon.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly's Instant Analysis of Pete Hegseth Hearing and Dem Absurdity, with Michael Knowles, Dakota Meyer, and Rob O'Neill | Ep. 982

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Senator, her child's name is Gwendolyn Hope Hegseth. And she's a child of God, and she's seven years old.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly's Instant Analysis of Pete Hegseth Hearing and Dem Absurdity, with Michael Knowles, Dakota Meyer, and Rob O'Neill | Ep. 982

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Those were false charges. It was fully investigated, and I was completely cleared. And I am so grateful for the marriage I have to this amazing woman behind me.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly's Instant Analysis of Pete Hegseth Hearing and Dem Absurdity, with Michael Knowles, Dakota Meyer, and Rob O'Neill | Ep. 982

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Senator, as I've acknowledged to everyone in this committee, not a perfect person, not claiming to be.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly's Instant Analysis of Pete Hegseth Hearing and Dem Absurdity, with Michael Knowles, Dakota Meyer, and Rob O'Neill | Ep. 982

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I have failed in things in my life and thankfully I'm redeemed by my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Trump's Newsy First Cabinet Meeting, Afghanistan Withdrawal Accountability: AM Update for 2/27

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We're doing a complete review of every single aspect of what happened.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Trump's Newsy First Cabinet Meeting, Afghanistan Withdrawal Accountability: AM Update for 2/27

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We're doing a complete review of every single aspect of what happened with the botched withdrawal of Afghanistan and plan to have full accountability. It's one of the first things we announced at the Defense Department for that reason, sir. We're taking a very different view, obviously, than the previous administration, and there will be full accountability.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly Goes After Paris Fashion Week, Mahmoud Khalil, Sarah McBride, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and More | Ep. 1027

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Senator, thank you for your service. But I reject the premise that President Trump is going to be giving illegal orders.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly Goes After Paris Fashion Week, Mahmoud Khalil, Sarah McBride, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and More | Ep. 1027

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Senator, anybody of any party could give an order that is against the Constitution or against the law.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly Goes After Paris Fashion Week, Mahmoud Khalil, Sarah McBride, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and More | Ep. 1027

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I start by saying I reject the premise that President Trump will be giving any illegal orders at all.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly Goes After Paris Fashion Week, Mahmoud Khalil, Sarah McBride, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and More | Ep. 1027

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I'm not going to put words in the mouth of Secretary Esper or anybody else.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly Goes After Paris Fashion Week, Mahmoud Khalil, Sarah McBride, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and More | Ep. 1027

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Senator, I'm glad we finally got to the topic of border security equaling national security because it's been abdicated and ignored for the last four years.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly Goes After Paris Fashion Week, Mahmoud Khalil, Sarah McBride, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and More | Ep. 1027

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Certainly, I have been involved in conversations relating to doing things this administration has not, which is secure the southern border and not allow floods of illegals to enter our country through an invasion that threatens the American people.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly Goes After Paris Fashion Week, Mahmoud Khalil, Sarah McBride, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and More | Ep. 1027

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Senator, everything we will do would be lawful and under the Constitution, but I recognize that this administration has advocated its responsibility. President Trump is going to restore order at the border, prevent our enemies from invading, and yes, he has said mass deportations will be a part of what happens.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly Goes After Paris Fashion Week, Mahmoud Khalil, Sarah McBride, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and More | Ep. 1027

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Was it Deion Sanders? Anyway, I loved it. Yeah, it was Deion Sanders. Look at that.

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly Goes After Paris Fashion Week, Mahmoud Khalil, Sarah McBride, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and More | Ep. 1027

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They have to be at the right place with the right drink with the right people so they can get invited to the next one. Heavens forbid. What if you were to be banned from the next event at Paris Fashion Week?

The Megyn Kelly Show

Megyn Kelly Goes After Paris Fashion Week, Mahmoud Khalil, Sarah McBride, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and More | Ep. 1027

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Was it The Addams Family or was it The Monsters? Okay, I get my monster shows from the 1970s confused.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

Trump Goes Silent in AM as Disaster Grows

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As I also stated yesterday, nobody's texting war plans. And that's all I have to say about that.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

Trump Goes Silent in AM as Disaster Grows

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Nobody's texting more plans. I know exactly what I'm doing, exactly what we're directing, and I'm really proud of what we accomplished, a success.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

Trump in Fear as Signs of Disaster Surface

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President Trump said peace through strength will be brought back.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

Trump in Fear as Signs of Disaster Surface

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As I also stated yesterday, nobody's texting war plans. And that's all I have to say about that.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

Trump in Fear as Signs of Disaster Surface

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Nobody's texting war plans. I know exactly what I'm doing, exactly what we're directing. And I'm really proud of what we accomplished, a success. Yeah.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

GOP Leaders Crack on Live TV as Pressure Grows

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Zelensky should come to the table because this economic partnership is an important thing for the future of his country. And we hope that he will very soon.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

GOP Leaders Crack on Live TV as Pressure Grows

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Fair to say it's a very complicated situation.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

GOP Leaders Crack on Live TV as Pressure Grows

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I don't know who Rosa is and what her hyperbole is all about. Ultimately, we want lawyers who give sound constitutional advice and don't exist to attempt to be roadblocks to anything that happens in their spots. What we know about these TJAGs, they're called TJAGs inside the military.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

GOP Leaders Crack on Live TV as Pressure Grows

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Traditionally, they've been elected by each other or chosen by each other, which is exactly how it works often with the chairman as well. Small group of insulated officers who perpetuate the status quo. Well, guess what? Status quo hasn't worked very well at the Pentagon. It's time for fresh blood.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 2/10/25

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Yeah, well, first of all, they're not interested in anybody's particular private data because within these systems, they are payment systems of where money was going out and they're gaining visibility and access to that. I will tell you that I believe, strongly believe, that the request that they had, they were not receiving positive viewpoints on. People did not want to comply.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 2/10/25

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So when they chose not to comply, they brought their own people in who broke into, so to speak, these databases and provided the information we needed. And the government people, computer programmers, were shocked that it could happen.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

Canada MP Destroys Trump and Unites Canada

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Here, play this clip. As President Trump has said, but it's not enough. Nor is 3%, nor is 4%, more like 5%. Real investment, real urgency. We can talk all we want about values. Values are important. But you can't shoot values. You can't shoot flags and you can't shoot strong speeches. There is no replacement for hard power.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

Canada MP Destroys Trump and Unites Canada

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As much as we may not want to like the world we live in, in some cases, there's nothing like hard power.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

Fox News in Complete Panic as Trump Can't Be Saved

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My job as the Secretary of Defense is not to worry about what the lawyers are arguing. I've got my own set of lawyers that give us the legal parameters, and we are abiding by the law completely.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

Fox News in Complete Panic as Trump Can't Be Saved

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That article is BS. It is exactly what the blame America first crowd will always do, which is try to characterize our efforts, try to mischaracterize our efforts in order to impugn the motives of the president of the United States and his efforts to secure the American people. This idea that people are being mistreated is absolute garbage.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

Fox News in Complete Panic as Trump Can't Be Saved

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WE SAW THEM, SAW THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS. AND WHAT DID THEY LOOK LIKE? IT'S BASIC, BUT IT'S EVERY BASIC AMENITY THAT YOU COULD NEED IS PROVIDED. MEDICAL CHECKS, DENTAL CHECKS, HEALTH CARE CHECKS, WELFARE CHECKS, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. If you may temporarily have to go to Gitmo, then you're going home.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

Fox News in Complete Panic as Trump Can't Be Saved

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I say bulls**t to the ACLU. I know what their agenda is. They want to make America look bad. They want to make our Commander-in-Chief, President Trump, look bad. These are top-notch, top-tier facilities run by professionals where they bend over backwards to make sure that medical, dental, healthcare, food, religious accommodations, language accommodations all exist.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

Fox News in Complete Panic as Trump Can't Be Saved

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No, you're not going to have universal freedom at Guantanamo Bay. It's a prison. but they get all the time that they need as a temporary place to send them home. This is about temporarily hosting, holding high profile, high threat individuals who then we send home.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

Fox News in Complete Panic as Trump Can't Be Saved

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This idea that people are being mistreated is absolute garbage.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 2/6/25

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Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

The MeidasTouch Podcast

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 2/6/25

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President Trump is an outside-of-the-box thinker and a visionary leader who solves problems that many others, especially in this city, claim are unsolvable.

The Rachel Maddow Show

'Two perfect months?!': Trump's rationalization of insecure group chat scandal backfires

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As it pertains to NATO membership not being realistic outcome for negotiations, that's something that was stated as part of my remarks here, as part of the coordination with how we're executing these ongoing negotiations.

The Rachel Maddow Show

'Two perfect months?!': Trump's rationalization of insecure group chat scandal backfires

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I've heard I was characterized. Nobody was texting war plans, and that's all I have to say about that. Thank you.

The Rachel Maddow Show

'Two perfect months?!': Trump's rationalization of insecure group chat scandal backfires

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Nobody's texting war plans. I know exactly what I'm doing, exactly what we're directing, and I'm really proud of what we accomplished. Nobody's texting war plans. You know who sees war plans? I see them. every single day. I looked at him this morning.

The Rachel Maddow Show

'Tech genius' image wears thin after series of errors calls DOGE competence into question

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We can talk all we want about values. Values are important. But you can't shoot values. You can't shoot flags. And you can't shoot strong speeches.

The Rachel Maddow Show

'Tech genius' image wears thin after series of errors calls DOGE competence into question

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As it pertains to NATO membership not being realistic outcome for negotiations, that's something that was stated as part of my remarks here, as part of a coordination with how we're executing these ongoing negotiations.

Today, Explained

Vatever you vant, Vladimir

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The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement.

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I'm straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles. It hasn't made us more effective, hasn't made us more lethal, has made fighting more complicated.