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Pete Hegseth: “This background noise this morning is perfect. It’s the sound of ingrates, of ingratitude, of people who are so blinded…”

On the recordJuly 3, 2026
This background noise this morning is perfect. It’s the sound of ingrates, of ingratitude, of people who are so blinded by ideology they can’t see law and order and common sense in front of them.
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Pete Hegseth

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Address to National Guard members in Washington, D.C.

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