This Memorial Day, we are joined by father, husband, combat veteran and patriot, Senator Tim Sheehy. Join us as we discuss the role our military plays on the world stage and the importance of remembering our fallen soldiers and what they fought for. - - - Today’s Sponsor: Helix Sleep - Go to https://HelixSleep.com/BEN for 27% off site-wide + FREE Bedding Bundle (Sheet Set and Mattress Protector) with any Luxe or Elite Mattress order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Joining us on the line for Memorial Day is Senator Tim Sheehy. Obviously, he has military experience himself because, of course, he is a former Navy SEAL officer. Senator, thanks so much for taking the time. Really appreciate it.
Thanks, Ben. Good to see you.
So, you know, obviously a huge majority of Americans haven't served in the military. On Memorial Day, it's easy to forget what the day is about because people sort of treat it as vacation day in the United States. What should Americans be thinking about on Memorial Day?
They should be thinking about the men and women that are still deployed overseas. That's actually where I will be spending Memorial Day as I'm leaving this weekend to head overseas to where I see our deployed troops from Montana and our special operations forces that I used to be a part of. visiting them before deployed where they are.
Although most Americans don't feel like we're at war, the truth is around the world, the American empire and the American ideal are all over the world and requires us to defend it constantly. And right now in the Red Sea, we've had the longest continuous run of naval combat since World War II.
Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines are over there constantly fighting the Houthis, which are a proxy arm of Iran, to keep those sea lanes open and keep commerce flowing worldwide. It's an incredibly important mission. And that's what Americans should be thinking about on Memorial Day. Have fun, have a barbecue, go water skiing, do whatever you want to do. That's great.
We're proud to have Americans enjoy their day off. But just do so remembering that you're allowed to do those things because a very small number of men and women have chosen to stand on the wall and protect your ability to do that.
Senator Sheehy, one of the things that the Trump administration has really put a lot of focus on is rebuilding the American military, changing the way that people think about the American military.
If you're grading the Trump administration's efforts so far in terms of the Department of Defense, the American military, the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's performance, how would you grade it so far?
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