Eric Schmitt

to adjust your defenses on the ground if you're the Houthis. And so this gives them advance warning to prepare to go after these planes in a much more aggressive way than they might be able to.

to adjust your defenses on the ground if you're the Houthis. And so this gives them advance warning to prepare to go after these planes in a much more aggressive way than they might be able to.

Well, they're telling us they're angry, they're disappointed, because in a lot of ways, Pete Hexeth has come in and said, I'm one of you guys. I'm not one of the brass. I'm not one of these retired generals or retired lawmakers. I'm a rank-and-file guy. He wants to be one of the troops.

Well, they're telling us they're angry, they're disappointed, because in a lot of ways, Pete Hexeth has come in and said, I'm one of you guys. I'm not one of the brass. I'm not one of these retired generals or retired lawmakers. I'm a rank-and-file guy. He wants to be one of the troops.

You know, I think he wanted to be able to show off a little bit of what the military was doing by demonstrating the detailed strikes that were coming. But I think people are just shocked that he would be talking about this on a commercial messaging app. And if they had been caught doing this, they would have been brought up on charges and maybe court-martialed.

You know, I think he wanted to be able to show off a little bit of what the military was doing by demonstrating the detailed strikes that were coming. But I think people are just shocked that he would be talking about this on a commercial messaging app. And if they had been caught doing this, they would have been brought up on charges and maybe court-martialed.

This is how serious this kind of an issue is.

This is how serious this kind of an issue is.

That's right. They're saying it's reckless, it's cavalier, and it's careless. All things that can get people killed in combat.

That's right. They're saying it's reckless, it's cavalier, and it's careless. All things that can get people killed in combat.

It's probably a little bit of both. He likes Pete Hexeth. Just earlier last week, he had an Oval Office ceremony to announce a new fighter jet named the P-47, 47 being President Trump. But Pete Hexeth was right at his side, cheering him on. And so I think... What Hegseth brings is a tremendous amplifier of President Trump's priorities.

It's probably a little bit of both. He likes Pete Hexeth. Just earlier last week, he had an Oval Office ceremony to announce a new fighter jet named the P-47, 47 being President Trump. But Pete Hexeth was right at his side, cheering him on. And so I think... What Hegseth brings is a tremendous amplifier of President Trump's priorities.

And that's when you talk to Hegseth and any time he makes public remarks, he comes back to the things that President Trump is doing. He's rooting out diversity issues in the military. He's sending troops to the southwest border where they are now. He is going to beef up the military and restore its lethality. Those are the themes that keeps coming back.

And that's when you talk to Hegseth and any time he makes public remarks, he comes back to the things that President Trump is doing. He's rooting out diversity issues in the military. He's sending troops to the southwest border where they are now. He is going to beef up the military and restore its lethality. Those are the themes that keeps coming back.

And I think Trump enjoys that and wants to let his secretary survive in this crisis.

And I think Trump enjoys that and wants to let his secretary survive in this crisis.

Absolutely. And this veterans community is, in many regards, outraged by this. Not just by what we've talked about before, about disclosure of secret information, the risk it puts, but it also goes to the very concept of competence. is this administration competent? Is this defense secretary competent?

Absolutely. And this veterans community is, in many regards, outraged by this. Not just by what we've talked about before, about disclosure of secret information, the risk it puts, but it also goes to the very concept of competence. is this administration competent? Is this defense secretary competent?

And one of the military operations that, of course, the Trump administration is focused on the most is the fiasco of the withdrawal from Afghanistan and how that went so badly. And so here comes Pete Hegseth, here comes President Trump saying, we're going to change all that. And we're going to get back to the basics of what this military does so well, lethal combat operations. And I think

And one of the military operations that, of course, the Trump administration is focused on the most is the fiasco of the withdrawal from Afghanistan and how that went so badly. And so here comes Pete Hegseth, here comes President Trump saying, we're going to change all that. And we're going to get back to the basics of what this military does so well, lethal combat operations. And I think