Pete Hegseth

But they went into the military and then they served 20 years and now they're lieutenant colonels and they're large and in charge and military forged them too. Right now we're not recruiting either of those groups. So you recruit those groups with a different ethos of the entire military, you could be back in the game.

But they went into the military and then they served 20 years and now they're lieutenant colonels and they're large and in charge and military forged them too. Right now we're not recruiting either of those groups. So you recruit those groups with a different ethos of the entire military, you could be back in the game.

But they went into the military and then they served 20 years and now they're lieutenant colonels and they're large and in charge and military forged them too. Right now we're not recruiting either of those groups. So you recruit those groups with a different ethos of the entire military, you could be back in the game.

What you're seeing right now with me. is the art of the smear. It is the classic art of the smear.

What you're seeing right now with me. is the art of the smear. It is the classic art of the smear.

Take whatever tiny kernels of truth, and there are tiny, tiny ones in there, and blow them up. into a masquerade of a narrative about somebody that I am definitely not.

Take whatever tiny kernels of truth, and there are tiny, tiny ones in there, and blow them up. into a masquerade of a narrative about somebody that I am definitely not.

And I also want an opportunity here to clarify comments that have been misconstrued that I somehow don't support women in the military.

And I also want an opportunity here to clarify comments that have been misconstrued that I somehow don't support women in the military.

So if you're in Iraq and Afghanistan in a combat zone, you're not allowed to drink. That's how I view this role as Secretary of Defense. He said, I'm not going to have a drink at all. That's not hard for me because it's not a problem for me.

So if you're in Iraq and Afghanistan in a combat zone, you're not allowed to drink. That's how I view this role as Secretary of Defense. He said, I'm not going to have a drink at all. That's not hard for me because it's not a problem for me.

So if you're in Iraq and Afghanistan in a combat zone, you're not allowed to drink. That's how I view this role as Secretary of Defense. He said, I'm not going to have a drink at all. That's not hard for me because it's not a problem for me.

But I need to make sure the senators and the troops and President Trump and everybody else knows when you call me 24-7, you're getting fully dialed in, Pete, just like you always did in Iraq and Afghanistan. So this is the biggest deployment of my life. And there won't be a drop of alcohol on my lips while I'm doing it.

But I need to make sure the senators and the troops and President Trump and everybody else knows when you call me 24-7, you're getting fully dialed in, Pete, just like you always did in Iraq and Afghanistan. So this is the biggest deployment of my life. And there won't be a drop of alcohol on my lips while I'm doing it.

But I need to make sure the senators and the troops and President Trump and everybody else knows when you call me 24-7, you're getting fully dialed in, Pete, just like you always did in Iraq and Afghanistan. So this is the biggest deployment of my life. And there won't be a drop of alcohol on my lips while I'm doing it.

First of all, I've never had a drinking problem. No one's ever approached me and said, oh, you should really look at getting help for a drink. Never. I've never sought counseling, never sought help. I respect and appreciate people who do. But, you know, what do guys do when they come back from war oftentimes? Have some beers.

First of all, I've never had a drinking problem. No one's ever approached me and said, oh, you should really look at getting help for a drink. Never. I've never sought counseling, never sought help. I respect and appreciate people who do. But, you know, what do guys do when they come back from war oftentimes? Have some beers.

First of all, I've never had a drinking problem. No one's ever approached me and said, oh, you should really look at getting help for a drink. Never. I've never sought counseling, never sought help. I respect and appreciate people who do. But, you know, what do guys do when they come back from war oftentimes? Have some beers.

Thank God, by the grace of God, I found my chapters of purpose that pulled me out of that.

Thank God, by the grace of God, I found my chapters of purpose that pulled me out of that.