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Pete Hegseth: “The amount of neglect, the amount of stale thinking and bureaucracy; it was staggering when we took over.”

On the recordJuly 22, 2026
The amount of neglect, the amount of stale thinking and bureaucracy; it was staggering when we took over.
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Pete Hegseth

Editor's note · Context

Hegseth described the state of the Defense Department under Biden.

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