Pete Hegseth: “Encouraging our warriors to ignore the orders of their Commanders undermines every aspect of 'good order and…”

We hope it doesn't have to go in that direction.

I mean the Biden administration ignored hypersonics. They just decided to pretend like that technology didn’t exist and we shouldn’t invest in it.

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

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