Fox’s Pete Hegseth: Afghan Vets Are ‘Sick to Their Stomach’; ‘They Are Watching Our Government Polish a Turd’

PERINO Did you want ░░░░░░░░ comment on the equipment ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Greg absolutely of ░░░░░░░░ What we ve done ░░░░░░░░ legitimized a terrorist state ░░░░░░░░ given them the best ░░░░░░░░ in the world All ░░░░░░░░ negotiation over the last ░░░░░░░░ weeks whether it was ░░░░░░░░ or not was legitimizing ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban But Greg ░░░░░░░░ want to affirm what ░░░░░░░░ said Afghan vets across ░░░░░░░░ country are sick to ░░░░░░░░ stomach They are watching ░░░░░░░░ government Polish a turd ░░░░░░░░ what have they done ░░░░░░░░ a result They ve ░░░░░░░░ out and saved their ░░░░░░░░ Afghan allies themselves They ░░░░░░░░ taken upon themselves to ░░░░░░░░ RIVERA That s what ░░░░░░░░ did Hegseth no man ░░░░░░░░ RIVERA We did it ░░░░░░░░ has got 24 out ░░░░░░░░ Fox did it but ░░░░░░░░ that by thousands and ░░░░░░░░ and thousands of people ░░░░░░░░ no resources RIVERA Isn ░░░░░░░░ this the same as ░░░░░░░░ though Major Hegseth It ░░░░░░░░ not the same as ░░░░░░░░ How many Vietnam vets ░░░░░░░░ personally coordinating because the ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t crosstalk RIVERA ░░░░░░░░ the evacuation but the ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth Of course it ░░░░░░░░ there You talk to ░░░░░░░░ vets it persists and ░░░░░░░░ s why it s ░░░░░░░░ a problem That s ░░░░░░░░ when we watch officials ░░░░░░░░ the podium try to ░░░░░░░░ us as if this ░░░░░░░░ the most historic airlift ░░░░░░░░ have ever seen First ░░░░░░░░ all that 123 000 ░░░░░░░░ s about to be ░░░░░░░░ gigantic debate Because we ░░░░░░░░ so hasty and such ░░░░░░░░ fraught process that the ░░░░░░░░ of people we brought ░░░░░░░░ who probably shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ to get through is ░░░░░░░░ What s that vetting ░░░░░░░░ like Who takes care ░░░░░░░░ them And then the ░░░░░░░░ allies and American citizens ░░░░░░░░ are still left behind ░░░░░░░░ by the way soon ░░░░░░░░ be hostages ISIS is ░░░░░░░░ those people right now ░░░░░░░░ Taliban knows who they ░░░░░░░░ right now So if ░░░░░░░░ re an American citizen ░░░░░░░░ re more of a ░░░░░░░░ If you re a ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban would love ░░░░░░░░ have you They didn ░░░░░░░░ let you on the ░░░░░░░░ to begin with So ░░░░░░░░ is a disaster of ░░░░░░░░ proportions I m grateful ░░░░░░░░ our military executed getting ░░░░░░░░ boys that are still ░░░░░░░░ out But that s ░░░░░░░░ I asked the question ░░░░░░░░ Jennifer Griffin that I ░░░░░░░░ Not that I want ░░░░░░░░ get into the finger ░░░░░░░░ but you saw DOD ░░░░░░░░ to the podium and ░░░░░░░░ their narrative You re ░░░░░░░░ to see the Secretary ░░░░░░░░ State come up to ░░░░░░░░ podium and give his ░░░░░░░░ Because everyone in Washington ░░░░░░░░ what a disaster this ░░░░░░░░ was and they want ░░░░░░░░ point the finger at ░░░░░░░░ else.”