Pete Hegseth: “The best way to create peace is to prepare for war, to deter it.”

Every dollar appropriated will be used to build the lethality of US military forces and reinforce peace through strength.

We make sure that every ship, every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them at every single moment.

Training right now and training in the future that would have to be curtailed if we do not get our budget needs met, and met urgently.

I honored the Iowa soldiers killed in Kuwait, while saying the U.S.-Iran conflict was necessary to keep Americans safe.