Pete Hegseth: “This is an institution the left didn’t control. They didn’t want to…”

On the recordApril 8, 2025

This is an institution the left didn’t control. They didn’t want to improve it. They wanted to destroy it or dilute it into something that stood for nothing.

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Pete Hegseth

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Hegseth criticized the left for undermining the Boy Scouts' values.

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