Oct 22, 2026
The media calls that a purge. I call it accountability. As usual, what the media levels as an accusation, I wear as an accomplishment.
Pete Hegseth
The Public Record
U.S. Secretary of Defense in the Trump administration; Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News host.
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October 22, 2026
The information space is a battle space. The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in.
— Pete Hegseth
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by number of sources- That’s why we haven’t been trying to remake Iranian society, but simply in the realist America First way, ensure they never have a path to a nuclear bomb, full stop.15 sources2026dailymontanan.com
- President Trump said we’re not fighting stupid wars like that again and he hasn’t.12 sources2026dailymontanan.com
- We'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public — because people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things.5 sources2026cbsnews.com
- We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. No fatties, no trainees, no weirdos, no beardos, no wimps, no radicals. Just warriors.4 sources2026foxnews.com
- Without extra money from Congress, the department would face critical shortfalls that threaten our ability to pay our service members, rapidly replenish equipment and munitions, and sustain vital operations without disruption.3 sources2026iowacapitaldispatch.com
- Our department is, you might say, putting on the full armor of God, because while we wage physical war, we all know the real battle is spiritual.3 sources2026abcnews.com
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Oct 22, 2026
We are no longer the woke (or) weak department...No fatties, trannies, beardos, weirdos, wimps, radicals. Just warriors.
Oct 20, 2026
In fact, I once did a video that the one institution that should win the Nobel Peace Prize every single year is the United States military because we are the guarantor of the safety and security, not just of our country but a lot of people…
Oct 20, 2026
Because you’re actually in the peacemaking business. I once made a video that said if there’s one entity that should win the Nobel Peace Prize every single year, it should actually be the United States military. Peace through strength.
Oct 20, 2026
For 251 years, Americans have raised their right hand and said, ‘Send me. Send me to fight the redcoats. Send me to fight the Nazis. Send me to fight the communists. Send me to fight the Islamists.’ And now you’ve said, ‘Send me to defend…
Oct 16, 2026
On hypersonics, they took a nap. On space, they took a nap. On weaponization of space, they took a nap. On drones, they took a nap.
Oct 9, 2026
It was a radical Islamist attack in uniform inside the ranks, and so he’s going to get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be, and we’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public, because people need to understand…
Oct 9, 2026
Execution by firing squad. Army major betrays his country, radical Islamist, kills a bunch of Americans at Fort Hood ― of course we’re going to do it at Fort Hood.