Pete Hegseth

Look, I think – and I've talked about this before in my past jobs. I think there's a disconnect in Washington, D.C. among elected Republicans, with the exception of those in the White House currently, between the base – what the base actually believes on foreign policy – So the base very much doesn't want new wars.

And time and time again, you saw the majority of Republican voters in a lot of these primaries. saying that they wanted fewer wars, is that Republicans, in a lot of cases, were now less hawkish overall.

And time and time again, you saw the majority of Republican voters in a lot of these primaries. saying that they wanted fewer wars, is that Republicans, in a lot of cases, were now less hawkish overall.

And time and time again, you saw the majority of Republican voters in a lot of these primaries. saying that they wanted fewer wars, is that Republicans, in a lot of cases, were now less hawkish overall.

And, you know, polling, it doesn't tell the whole story all the time, but you saw voters, generally, the Democrats are getting more hawkish primarily because of Ukraine, but you saw Republican voters and independent voters becoming more and more wary of foreign wars. However, because foreign policy

And, you know, polling, it doesn't tell the whole story all the time, but you saw voters, generally, the Democrats are getting more hawkish primarily because of Ukraine, but you saw Republican voters and independent voters becoming more and more wary of foreign wars. However, because foreign policy

And, you know, polling, it doesn't tell the whole story all the time, but you saw voters, generally, the Democrats are getting more hawkish primarily because of Ukraine, but you saw Republican voters and independent voters becoming more and more wary of foreign wars. However, because foreign policy

a lot of voters is often not a highly salient issue it's not in their top three uh a lot of republicans and democrats are able to get elected despite having horrible records on foreign policy now there are elections where it makes a difference uh 2016 for example um there's real evidence that the fact that donald trump was viewed as less hawkish than harley clinton

a lot of voters is often not a highly salient issue it's not in their top three uh a lot of republicans and democrats are able to get elected despite having horrible records on foreign policy now there are elections where it makes a difference uh 2016 for example um there's real evidence that the fact that donald trump was viewed as less hawkish than harley clinton

a lot of voters is often not a highly salient issue it's not in their top three uh a lot of republicans and democrats are able to get elected despite having horrible records on foreign policy now there are elections where it makes a difference uh 2016 for example um there's real evidence that the fact that donald trump was viewed as less hawkish than harley clinton

um played a decisive role in him winning michigan wisconsin and pennsylvania the counties that flipped from obama to trump they had higher levels of what you call military sacrifice so troops deployed wounded or killed than some of the their adjacent counties so that likely contributed both to his 2016 and possibly his 2024 victory now i have good dear friends of mine that

um played a decisive role in him winning michigan wisconsin and pennsylvania the counties that flipped from obama to trump they had higher levels of what you call military sacrifice so troops deployed wounded or killed than some of the their adjacent counties so that likely contributed both to his 2016 and possibly his 2024 victory now i have good dear friends of mine that

um played a decisive role in him winning michigan wisconsin and pennsylvania the counties that flipped from obama to trump they had higher levels of what you call military sacrifice so troops deployed wounded or killed than some of the their adjacent counties so that likely contributed both to his 2016 and possibly his 2024 victory now i have good dear friends of mine that

They're much smarter than me on polling and social science. They may disagree with that. But there have been times where actually the political incentives are to be less hawkish. But those don't show up in most elections. So you have a lot of Republican leaders in particular that are just disconnected from the base. Now, I think the good news is, though... is you're starting to see that change.

They're much smarter than me on polling and social science. They may disagree with that. But there have been times where actually the political incentives are to be less hawkish. But those don't show up in most elections. So you have a lot of Republican leaders in particular that are just disconnected from the base. Now, I think the good news is, though... is you're starting to see that change.

They're much smarter than me on polling and social science. They may disagree with that. But there have been times where actually the political incentives are to be less hawkish. But those don't show up in most elections. So you have a lot of Republican leaders in particular that are just disconnected from the base. Now, I think the good news is, though... is you're starting to see that change.

And you saw that play out with Ukraine aid, where I think the last major Ukraine aid vote, and it may actually be the last major Ukraine aid vote yet ever, is I think you had over half of Senate Republicans vote against it and more than half of Senate, or excuse me, House members vote against it. And that went from, like you only had six Republicans voting against the first big Ukraine aid package

And you saw that play out with Ukraine aid, where I think the last major Ukraine aid vote, and it may actually be the last major Ukraine aid vote yet ever, is I think you had over half of Senate Republicans vote against it and more than half of Senate, or excuse me, House members vote against it. And that went from, like you only had six Republicans voting against the first big Ukraine aid package

And you saw that play out with Ukraine aid, where I think the last major Ukraine aid vote, and it may actually be the last major Ukraine aid vote yet ever, is I think you had over half of Senate Republicans vote against it and more than half of Senate, or excuse me, House members vote against it. And that went from, like you only had six Republicans voting against the first big Ukraine aid package

in 2022, and only 40 House Republicans to now, I believe, about 26, 27 senators, and then nearly 110, 113, somewhere in that range, House Republicans voting against it. So you've seen changes. And definitely, the Republicans elected since 2018 in both the House and Senate, they're far less hawkish than people elected before them. That's indisputable. Well, it hasn't worked.