Pete Hegseth

Senator, I know there was a great deal of outreach to multiple offices. Schedules get full. There's a lot going on.

Senator, I know there was a great deal of outreach to multiple offices. Schedules get full. There's a lot going on.

And I welcome the opportunity in my schedule to have an opportunity to sit down.

And I welcome the opportunity in my schedule to have an opportunity to sit down.

Senator, at Vets for Freedom, we were a small upstart. Our focus was working on Capitol Hill, going back to the battlefield, war fighters. Just the number, please. We probably had eight to ten full-time staff and lots of volunteers.

Senator, at Vets for Freedom, we were a small upstart. Our focus was working on Capitol Hill, going back to the battlefield, war fighters. Just the number, please. We probably had eight to ten full-time staff and lots of volunteers.

Not three million.

Not three million.

I think we had... Over 100 full-time staff at Concern Vets for America, roughly, with thousands of volunteers. I was also a headquarters company commander, which would have been a couple of hundred. So nothing remotely near the size of the Defense Department, I would acknowledge that.

I think we had... Over 100 full-time staff at Concern Vets for America, roughly, with thousands of volunteers. I was also a headquarters company commander, which would have been a couple of hundred. So nothing remotely near the size of the Defense Department, I would acknowledge that.

Senator, I'm grateful to be hired by one of the most successful CEOs in American history. Should I be confirmed?

Senator, I'm grateful to be hired by one of the most successful CEOs in American history. Should I be confirmed?

She's the smartest, most capable, loving, humble, honest person I've ever met. In addition to being incredibly beautiful. Don't forget about your kids. I'm supposed to talk about my kids.

She's the smartest, most capable, loving, humble, honest person I've ever met. In addition to being incredibly beautiful. Don't forget about your kids. I'm supposed to talk about my kids.

Oh, an amazing mother. Yes. Of our blended family of seven.

Oh, an amazing mother. Yes. Of our blended family of seven.

Senator, absolutely not. Just as President Trump is assembling his cabinet, I look forward and already am in the process of building one of the best possible teams you can imagine with decades and decades of experience outside of the Pentagon, driving innovation and excellence, and also inside the building knowing how to make it happen. Yes, sir.

Senator, absolutely not. Just as President Trump is assembling his cabinet, I look forward and already am in the process of building one of the best possible teams you can imagine with decades and decades of experience outside of the Pentagon, driving innovation and excellence, and also inside the building knowing how to make it happen. Yes, sir.

In both organizations, we had a board, yes.

In both organizations, we had a board, yes.