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Pete Hegseth: President Trump needs the type of leaders who understand why a $1.5 trillion dollar budget, a one-time generational…

On the recordAugust 17, 2026
President Trump needs the type of leaders who understand why a $1.5 trillion dollar budget, a one-time generational investment, is what is necessary to ensure that my kids and your kids, that your grandkids and my grandkids, live in a free country, defended by the most powerful military in the world.
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Pete Hegseth

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Urging support for Zach Nunn's re-election campaign.

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