Senator Eric Schmitt

Yeah, no, no. I mean, and also with space. China's, you know, they're coming in a real way, and that's a strategic location for sort of the next frontier. I mean, whoever controls, you know, China might declare the moon entirely theirs, whoever gets to Mars first. So this isn't science fiction stuff. This is part of securing America's future. So I think it's important.

Yeah, no, no. I mean, and also with space. China's, you know, they're coming in a real way, and that's a strategic location for sort of the next frontier. I mean, whoever controls, you know, China might declare the moon entirely theirs, whoever gets to Mars first. So this isn't science fiction stuff. This is part of securing America's future. So I think it's important.

Yeah, so Pete Hexteth will be in front of the Armed Services Committee, which I serve on Tuesday. And I think that's right. I think that as much as they try to ratchet up some sort of outrage, as they always do, Pete's the right guy for the job. And I think you look at the consistent theme of all the picks that President Trump has picked.

Yeah, so Pete Hexteth will be in front of the Armed Services Committee, which I serve on Tuesday. And I think that's right. I think that as much as they try to ratchet up some sort of outrage, as they always do, Pete's the right guy for the job. And I think you look at the consistent theme of all the picks that President Trump has picked.

with the view that he ran, you know, as much as it was R&D, it was disruptor versus establishment. And all of these picks are coming in as reformers. And we need that at the Pentagon. And so what I've talked to Pete about, and I think what he's committed to doing is, first and foremost, getting rid of DEI immediately. We've been able to make some gains in recent years. But this is divisive.

with the view that he ran, you know, as much as it was R&D, it was disruptor versus establishment. And all of these picks are coming in as reformers. And we need that at the Pentagon. And so what I've talked to Pete about, and I think what he's committed to doing is, first and foremost, getting rid of DEI immediately. We've been able to make some gains in recent years. But this is divisive.

It has no place in our military. We shouldn't be dividing the room by oppressor and oppressed. We need to have the most lethal fighting force in the world, and that's the goal. So I think he's going to do that, a real focus on China, and then also procurement reform. I mean, we've got to be able to do things better and more efficiently than we're doing right now.

It has no place in our military. We shouldn't be dividing the room by oppressor and oppressed. We need to have the most lethal fighting force in the world, and that's the goal. So I think he's going to do that, a real focus on China, and then also procurement reform. I mean, we've got to be able to do things better and more efficiently than we're doing right now.

And I think Pete's going to come in there and have a cultural shift. He's also... A warfighter is warfighter, right? Like this guy served. I think he's going to command respect.

And I think Pete's going to come in there and have a cultural shift. He's also... A warfighter is warfighter, right? Like this guy served. I think he's going to command respect.

And don't underestimate the ability for us to recruit when they see somebody like Pete Hexeth leading the Pentagon as opposed to somebody like Lloyd Austin, who famously was wearing the mask in the Philippines during COVID.

And don't underestimate the ability for us to recruit when they see somebody like Pete Hexeth leading the Pentagon as opposed to somebody like Lloyd Austin, who famously was wearing the mask in the Philippines during COVID.

Yeah. So we were you know, the new Congress has sworn in. And so the president takes the oath of office on January 20th in 10 days. Can't come soon enough. But we're we're in session. So we got committees organized this week. It was our first week back.

Yeah. So we were you know, the new Congress has sworn in. And so the president takes the oath of office on January 20th in 10 days. Can't come soon enough. But we're we're in session. So we got committees organized this week. It was our first week back.

And so we're trying to line up these confirmation hearings as fast as we can and try to get some of them done by confirmation day or, you know, January 20th for President Trump so he can get moving. So I think the Senate's pretty committed to moving these confirmations quickly. We've got Pete Hegseth on Tuesday and Pam Bondi will be on Wednesday. So I'm also on the Judiciary Committee.

And so we're trying to line up these confirmation hearings as fast as we can and try to get some of them done by confirmation day or, you know, January 20th for President Trump so he can get moving. So I think the Senate's pretty committed to moving these confirmations quickly. We've got Pete Hegseth on Tuesday and Pam Bondi will be on Wednesday. So I'm also on the Judiciary Committee.

We'll be hearing from Pam on Wednesday. And she's a slam dunk pick. I mean, I know Pam from the state AG world. She is tough as nails. She's serious. She's a reformer. She's going to come into DOJ.

We'll be hearing from Pam on Wednesday. And she's a slam dunk pick. I mean, I know Pam from the state AG world. She is tough as nails. She's serious. She's a reformer. She's going to come into DOJ.

An agency, of course, as everyone watching knows, has been weaponized against political opponents, been weaponized against Catholics, been weaponized against parents who showed up to school board meetings. During covid, I mean, it's totally lost its way. She's going to restore credibility and get it back to its core mission of taking on violent crime.

An agency, of course, as everyone watching knows, has been weaponized against political opponents, been weaponized against Catholics, been weaponized against parents who showed up to school board meetings. During covid, I mean, it's totally lost its way. She's going to restore credibility and get it back to its core mission of taking on violent crime.