Pete Hegseth: “Our partnership not only continues today, but we are doubling down on that partnership, and our ironclad alliance has…”

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.

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

You won’t show any political courage to actually fund our department because you have Trump derangement syndrome and you won’t commit to anything meaningful. So, I put this on you, senator.

What they do in those high seas in those austere conditions with less port calls — it's incredible.