Pete Hegseth

Big, strong guy.

And he's crying.

With tears coming down on his face.

Said, thank you, Mr. President, for saving our country.

This happens all the time.

Thank you, sir, for saving our country.

And he was crying.

And I'm telling you, he was crying.

I don't think this guy cried when he was a baby.

In fact, I looked at him and I said, I wouldn't want to fight these guys.

They were strong, tough.

men and women, and half of them were crying.

Appreciate both questions on the Strait of Hormuz.

There are many more vessels flowing through today than there were.

as the president has arranged.

The president's been clear to Iran, open it for business, or we have options, and we certainly do.

And when you look at what the chairman laid out with the Navy, with the Navy industrial base, with coastal cruise missiles, with UAVs, with countermine capabilities, we've been focused from the beginning on attriting and defeating those capabilities and limiting their options.

There's lots we're doing as well, some of which is known, some of which is not known, to set the conditions.

And I think the president was clear this morning in his truth.

that there are countries around the world who ought to be prepared to step up on this critical waterway as well.