Pete Hegseth: “I think messaging is going to be tough no matter what—nobody knows who the Houthis are—which is why we would need to…”

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.

Training, lethality, accountability, discipline, readiness — the bedrock of what it means to be an American warrior — is the only focus of our department.

This request is an urgent, necessary injection of resources to address the immediate needs of our department.

There is a cost to doing very difficult things, to going out and defending your country, and ensuring radical Islamist crazies don’t get a nuclear weapon.