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
Sep 30, 2026

To defend our election infrastructure from foreign malign influence and ensure that every lawful voter can cast their ballot free from foreign intimidation, coercion, or fear.

huffpost.com
Sep 30, 2026

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," he said, "instead of just more civilian professors that came from…

cbsnews.com
Sep 30, 2026

Additionally, it contributes to curriculum that drifts from the mission of educating our warfighters to the research priorities of the tenured academics.

cbsnews.com
Sep 30, 2026

Tenure often leads to academic stagnation, faculty complacency, and institutional inability to adapt to emerging needs," he wrote.

cbsnews.com
Sep 23, 2026

This initiative … is not about artificial enhancement; it’s about restoring and optimizing your natural capabilities, protecting your longevity and ensuring you have the biological foundation required to sustain the fight.

marylandmatters.org
Sep 11, 2026

We’re still sending terrorists where they belong – to hell. And tankers to the bottom of the ocean where they belong, and we are ensuring that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.

theguardian.com
Sep 6, 2026

It's simple: if Iran shoots at US ships, we will destroy (and sink) their oil tankers.

bbc.co.uk
Sep 5, 2026

When a leak of department information occurs today, it's critical that we provide the Department of Justice and other partners in federal law enforcement — including the FBI — with actionable information as quickly as possible.

cbsnews.com
Sep 4, 2026

Huge congrats to Adam. Strong and whip smart.

cbsnews.com
Aug 31, 2026

The Department of War must have full, unrestricted access to Anthropic's models for every LAWFUL purpose in defense of the Republic

reason.com
Aug 28, 2026

Their fearless response represents the pinnacle of combat heroism. Simply put, valor.

cbsnews.com