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Pete Hegseth: “Our view is that should the president make the decision to recommence that we would have all the authorities to do so.”

On the recordMay 12, 2026
Our view is that should the president make the decision to recommence that we would have all the authorities to do so.
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Pete Hegseth
Source
newhampshirebulletin.com
May 12, 2026

Editor's note · Context

Responding to a question about military authorization.

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