Alex Vindman

national security.

So that's part of where we need some checks and balances.

The Secretary of Defense should be driven by making sure that we're best armed to defend the United States against our threats, that we have the best technologies, not by some sort of ideological fight against, you know, whatever they call it now.

He's going to war against woke or whatever that means.

These are not what the Secretary of Defense should be focused on.

They should be focused on making sure the services have what they need, that the military and industrial base is equipped to defend this nation against threats.

That's something that I chafe against, that we are politicizing our military, politicizing our defense industrial base, and undermining U.S.

national security.

That is not something that I'm interested in letting pass.

So I think a couple of things immediately come to mind.

First of all, I'm a huge proponent of accountability.

I think that nobody is above the law.

I think I've demonstrated that in spades.

The fact is that it doesn't make a difference your wealth or your political stature.

Everybody should be subject to the same rules.

I've fought for that and will continue to fight for that.

I try to be clear that I'm principally driven.

I measure my behavior based on the acronym leadership, loyalty, duty, respect, and so on.

I try to model good behavior.

both for my daughter and for young folks around me, and that I'm trying to raise the bar.