Political Quotes

Pete Hegseth

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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 14, 2026

We did this from a position of strength, President Trump led with military might, that military might will stay as long as necessary.

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Jun 14, 2026

We'll maintain what we need to. The blockade has been a devastating success for us and impact on the Iranians.

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Jun 14, 2026

This deal, as we talk about aspects of the deal, some of which have come up publicly, are totally wrong. It is- it's performance-based.

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Jun 14, 2026

The president's been most clear about is that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, never. Full stop.

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Jun 14, 2026

We can do any of those things within 30 days in a permissive environment.

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Jun 14, 2026

We can do it the Midnight Hammer way. We can do it the Epic Fury way if we need to.

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Jun 14, 2026

President Trump has already set back Iran's nuclear program in devastating ways.

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Jun 14, 2026

Ultimately, we've worked with them, and Ukraine is buying munitions that Europe pays for, and it's great to see Europe finally step up and pay for those.

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Jun 14, 2026

It's an incredible reinforcement of the Monroe Doctrine, now the Donroe Doctrine. We're taking back control of our hemisphere.

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Jun 14, 2026

President Trump led with military might. That military might will stay as long as necessary.

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Jun 14, 2026

What this deal will be will be a wall to a bomb, and that was the objective from the beginning, very clear from the beginning.

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Jun 14, 2026

So the huge difference is we did this from a position of strength, President Trump led with military might, that military might will stay as long as necessary.

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