Pete Hegseth: “We’re seizing this moment to discard any absurd, overreaching mandates that only weaken our war-fighting capabilities.”

You won’t show any political courage to actually fund our department because you have Trump derangement syndrome and you won’t commit to anything meaningful. So, I put this on you, senator.

When you rip out DEI, when you rip out social engineering and social justice and you put in merit, and then you untie the hands of commanders to enforce discipline and accountability, to get back to basics, then you get historic…

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.