Pete Hegseth: “What you’re watching in real time is peace through strength and ‘America First.’”

The reality: By going more than 90 days without congressional authorization, IS BREAKING THE LAW and must be held accountable.

The amount of neglect, the amount of stale thinking and bureaucracy; it was staggering when we took over.

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.

President Trump needs the type of leaders who understand why a $1.5 trillion dollar budget, a one-time generational investment, is what is necessary to ensure that my kids and your kids, that your grandkids and my grandkids, live in a free…