Pete Hegseth: “You’re talking about a deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes.”

Standalone Article II authorities exist for us to conduct this operation on behalf of the defense of the American people.

You — you don’t have a strategy, you don’t have a long-term plan to actually win this war. Win the war! The men and women are going to be able to do it, but they need leadership. When will you show leadership?

We are committed in working with Congress to get $1.5 trillion. But this is not the same way we’ve funded our department in the past.

This department pays tribute to Lindsey Graham in the naming of this base, but there could be no greater tribute than for Congress to give and invest in our warriors for the full $1.5 trillion.