Pete Hegseth: “No staff filters, no bureaucratic dilution — a direct line to the secretary.”

We'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public — because people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things.

You are the real 1 percent.

You feel comfortable inside the violence. … Lethality is your calling card and victory your only acceptable end-state.

On hypersonics, they took a nap. On space, they took a nap. On weaponization of space, they took a nap. On drones, they took a nap.