Senator Eric Schmitt

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I think he's got a great chance. And I think the vibes are strong. I met with him last week. I'm on the Armed Services Committee. Pete's a great pick. And you look at the sort of the electrical cord that runs across all of these picks, Charlie, you've talked about it a bunch, is that They're all disruptors. They're all reformers. President Trump ran on this.

I think he's got a great chance. And I think the vibes are strong. I met with him last week. I'm on the Armed Services Committee. Pete's a great pick. And you look at the sort of the electrical cord that runs across all of these picks, Charlie, you've talked about it a bunch, is that They're all disruptors. They're all reformers. President Trump ran on this.

He talked about it for well over a year. He held rallies all across the country. He talked about disrupting the status quo in Washington. And that's exactly what he's doing with these picks. Our conversation centered around reforms within the Pentagon. We've got to be nimbler. We've got to be...

He talked about it for well over a year. He held rallies all across the country. He talked about disrupting the status quo in Washington. And that's exactly what he's doing with these picks. Our conversation centered around reforms within the Pentagon. We've got to be nimbler. We've got to be...

One of the big advantages we've always had against our adversaries like China is that we're innovators and China copies. Well, if you have a Pentagon that's completely, you know, this bureaucratic mess, we're not going to innovate very well moving forward. He talked about that, eliminating DEI once and for all in the Pentagon. We've got some wins.

One of the big advantages we've always had against our adversaries like China is that we're innovators and China copies. Well, if you have a Pentagon that's completely, you know, this bureaucratic mess, we're not going to innovate very well moving forward. He talked about that, eliminating DEI once and for all in the Pentagon. We've got some wins.

I've sponsored a hiring freeze, but you really need somebody at the top. to lead that cultural kind of change to get back to war fighting. And instead of all these social experiments, this racist DEI. So he's a smart guy. He's going to do a great job. And I think he's going to get through. I think, honestly, I think they're all going to get through because senators, I think, appreciate it.

I've sponsored a hiring freeze, but you really need somebody at the top. to lead that cultural kind of change to get back to war fighting. And instead of all these social experiments, this racist DEI. So he's a smart guy. He's going to do a great job. And I think he's going to get through. I think, honestly, I think they're all going to get through because senators, I think, appreciate it.

I hope they do. It's certainly something I talk about. President Trump won with that mandate. He won the popular vote. He swept the battleground states. It's unprecedented. It's the greatest political comeback in American history, and he deserves to have a team around him that wants to execute on his vision.

I hope they do. It's certainly something I talk about. President Trump won with that mandate. He won the popular vote. He swept the battleground states. It's unprecedented. It's the greatest political comeback in American history, and he deserves to have a team around him that wants to execute on his vision.

Yeah, so the NDAA is the National Defense Authorization Act. It's passed every year and essentially authorizes how we allocate resources to protect our country, right? So, you know, what do you want to spend money on? Do you, you know, are you spending money on, you know, the Air Force for this or are you spending money for the Navy for that? We have real challenges right now.

Yeah, so the NDAA is the National Defense Authorization Act. It's passed every year and essentially authorizes how we allocate resources to protect our country, right? So, you know, what do you want to spend money on? Do you, you know, are you spending money on, you know, the Air Force for this or are you spending money for the Navy for that? We have real challenges right now.

I'll tell you, China has a bigger Navy than we have. It's not a better Navy, but it's a bigger Navy. We've got supply chain issues. We got production problems. And so the NDAA is sort of a statement on the things That we care about as relates to our national defense. It's about $800 billion a year. That's what it is this year. And so it's something we do.

I'll tell you, China has a bigger Navy than we have. It's not a better Navy, but it's a bigger Navy. We've got supply chain issues. We got production problems. And so the NDAA is sort of a statement on the things That we care about as relates to our national defense. It's about $800 billion a year. That's what it is this year. And so it's something we do.

I think there's a lot of big wins in this NDAA as relates to DEI getting rid of some of this censorship enterprise that was embedded. uh, by the Biden administration. Um, but we're going to know they're going to crack at this next year. And my hope is that, um, we have an administration and we will, that's very much reform minded.

I think there's a lot of big wins in this NDAA as relates to DEI getting rid of some of this censorship enterprise that was embedded. uh, by the Biden administration. Um, but we're going to know they're going to crack at this next year. And my hope is that, um, we have an administration and we will, that's very much reform minded.

Um, but the NDA is something that every year we sort of put our stamp on what are the, our priorities that relates to the national defense. And, and I did talk to Pete about that. Um, I think he's coming in and what I would say is, and you know, this to be true, I'm into the audience is, um, We'll know this to be true.

Um, but the NDA is something that every year we sort of put our stamp on what are the, our priorities that relates to the national defense. And, and I did talk to Pete about that. Um, I think he's coming in and what I would say is, and you know, this to be true, I'm into the audience is, um, We'll know this to be true.