Pete Hegseth
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I have failed in things in my life, and thankfully, I'm redeemed by my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
I have failed in things in my life, and thankfully, I'm redeemed by my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Why do they want to destroy me? Because I'm a change agent and a threat to them because Donald Trump was willing to choose me, to empower me, to bring the Defense Department back to what it really should be, which is warfighting.
Why do they want to destroy me? Because I'm a change agent and a threat to them because Donald Trump was willing to choose me, to empower me, to bring the Defense Department back to what it really should be, which is warfighting.
In those ground combat roles, what is true is that the weight of the ruck on your back doesn't change. The weight of the 155 round that you have to carry doesn't change. And so whether it's a man or a woman, they have to meet the same high standards. And Senator, in any place where those things have been eroded,
In those ground combat roles, what is true is that the weight of the ruck on your back doesn't change. The weight of the 155 round that you have to carry doesn't change. And so whether it's a man or a woman, they have to meet the same high standards. And Senator, in any place where those things have been eroded,
or in courses, criteria have been changed in order to meet quotas, racial quotas, or gender quotas, that is putting a focus on something other than readiness, standards, meritocracy, and lethality.
or in courses, criteria have been changed in order to meet quotas, racial quotas, or gender quotas, that is putting a focus on something other than readiness, standards, meritocracy, and lethality.
A Hegseth acquaintance describes a breakfast they had with Hegseth in the spring of 2023. We met at Fox News in New York for breakfast, and he suggested we go across the street to a bar. It was like 10 in the morning. Then he ordered two gin and tonics at the same time for himself. Then he had a third gin and tonic.
A Hegseth acquaintance describes a breakfast they had with Hegseth in the spring of 2023. We met at Fox News in New York for breakfast, and he suggested we go across the street to a bar. It was like 10 in the morning. Then he ordered two gin and tonics at the same time for himself. Then he had a third gin and tonic.
Our seven wonderful kids. Gunner, Jackson, Peter Boone, Kensington, Luke, Rex. Sorry, that's a lot of them. And Gwendolyn.
Our seven wonderful kids. Gunner, Jackson, Peter Boone, Kensington, Luke, Rex. Sorry, that's a lot of them. And Gwendolyn.
Yes, women will have access to ground combat roles.
Yes, women will have access to ground combat roles.
The DEI policies of today are not putting meritocracy first. Every single senior officer will be reviewed based on meritocracy. Getting anything that doesn't contribute to meritocracy out of how decisions are made inside the Pentagon. Ensuring readiness and meritocracy is front and center. Meritocracy, meritocracy, meritocracy.
The DEI policies of today are not putting meritocracy first. Every single senior officer will be reviewed based on meritocracy. Getting anything that doesn't contribute to meritocracy out of how decisions are made inside the Pentagon. Ensuring readiness and meritocracy is front and center. Meritocracy, meritocracy, meritocracy.
I've always wanted to do this. Okay. I will not be abstaining from alcohol. Maybe if I do well, I'll get a pint. A little bit of champagne. There you go.
I've always wanted to do this. Okay. I will not be abstaining from alcohol. Maybe if I do well, I'll get a pint. A little bit of champagne. There you go.
But it fixes the problem in the morning because then you have a little bit more champagne and then your problem goes away.
But it fixes the problem in the morning because then you have a little bit more champagne and then your problem goes away.