Pete Hegseth

I'm not going to put words in the mouth of Secretary Esper or anybody else.

I'm not going to put words in the mouth of Secretary Esper or anybody else.

I'm not going to put words in the mouth of Secretary Esper or anybody else.

I'm not scared of anything, Senator. Then say yes or no. You can say no.

I'm not scared of anything, Senator. Then say yes or no. You can say no.

I'm not scared of anything, Senator. Then say yes or no. You can say no.

Senator, I'm glad we finally got to the topic of border security equaling national security because it's been abdicated and ignored for the last four years.

Senator, I'm glad we finally got to the topic of border security equaling national security because it's been abdicated and ignored for the last four years.

Senator, I'm glad we finally got to the topic of border security equaling national security because it's been abdicated and ignored for the last four years.

Senator, I am not yet the Secretary of Defense. If confirmed, I would be party to any number of conversations.

Senator, I am not yet the Secretary of Defense. If confirmed, I would be party to any number of conversations.

Senator, I am not yet the Secretary of Defense. If confirmed, I would be party to any number of conversations.

Which I would not reveal what I have discussed with the President of the United States.

Which I would not reveal what I have discussed with the President of the United States.

Which I would not reveal what I have discussed with the President of the United States.

Senator, everything we will do would be lawful and under the Constitution. But I recognize...

Senator, everything we will do would be lawful and under the Constitution. But I recognize...

Senator, everything we will do would be lawful and under the Constitution. But I recognize...

Oh, my goodness, Senator. Absolutely. At Concerned Veterans for America, we created the Fixing Veterans Healthcare Task Force, a bipartisan task force that had never been done before to create policy, to drive policy change on Capitol Hill that organizations fought ferociously against. We got the VA Accountability Act passed and the Mission Act passed in a way that a nonprofit—

Oh, my goodness, Senator. Absolutely. At Concerned Veterans for America, we created the Fixing Veterans Healthcare Task Force, a bipartisan task force that had never been done before to create policy, to drive policy change on Capitol Hill that organizations fought ferociously against. We got the VA Accountability Act passed and the Mission Act passed in a way that a nonprofit—