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Pete Hegseth: “Qualities like grit and courage were replaced with political correctness and social justice.”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2026
Qualities like grit and courage were replaced with political correctness and social justice.
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Pete Hegseth

Editor's note · Context

During his State of the Force address.

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