Pete Hegseth: “Cartels have killed more Americans than Al-Qaeda, and they will be treated the same.”

On hypersonics, they took a nap. On space, they took a nap. On weaponization of space, they took a nap. On drones, they took a nap.

And it’s gonna be soldiers with rifles executing the firing squad.

We'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public — because people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things.

You feel comfortable inside the violence. … Lethality is your calling card and victory your only acceptable end-state.