Political Quotes

Pete Hegseth

The Public Record

U.S. Secretary of Defense in the Trump administration; Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News host.

Quotes by year · 2009–2026549 total · peak 2025 (292)
2009: 1 quote2014: 11 quotes2016: 1 quote2024: 14 quotes2025: 292 quotes2026: 230 quotes
Jun 18, 2026

This will be a real review. It will be designed to ensure that NATO is moving fast and irreversibly toward Europe leading, stepping up to take primary responsibility for the defense of Europe.

npr.org
Jun 16, 2026

Every passing day proves why that was the right move.

foreignpolicy.com
Jun 16, 2026

Whatever the president decides is in the best interest of the United States of America, and the War Department is there to support that effort.

huffpost.com
Jun 16, 2026

We have plans for everything, and should the president need a compel option, we have compel options and many different types of compel options.

huffpost.com
Jun 16, 2026

So, unlike Obama, President Trump is smart about these things. He’s not gonna just give it away, so ultimately the blockade will stay as the strait opens and then the blockade will open.

huffpost.com
Jun 15, 2026

So, unlike Obama, President Trump is smart about these things.

huffpost.com
Jun 15, 2026

Our stockpiles are strong and will only get stronger in the future.

cbsnews.com
Jun 15, 2026

We're building more than ever before.

cbsnews.com
Jun 15, 2026

That is a manufactured story that the media wants to peddle and ultimately our stockpiles are great, and they're only getting stronger.

cbsnews.com
Jun 14, 2026

The document says Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, won't seek one, won't buy one, won't have one.

cbsnews.com
Jun 14, 2026

If Iran wants this to hold, they need to – they need to pull back Hezbollah, no doubt.

cbsnews.com
Jun 14, 2026

We can snap that blockade back at any point, and they can't do anything about it, and Iran knows that.

cbsnews.com