RUSH TRANSCRIPT Next up ░░░░░░░░ Tom s cabinet Scott ░░░░░░░░ transportation secretary John duffy ░░░░░░░░ Rubio John radcliffe pa ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth and kristi nolan ░░░░░░░░ been approved for the ░░░░░░░░ posts Pete Hegseth took ░░░░░░░░ oath of office at ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon has the Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ I should say this ░░░░░░░░ after vice president J ░░░░░░░░ Vance cast the tie ░░░░░░░░ vote casting vote to ░░░░░░░░ the tie Last night ░░░░░░░░ push excess over the ░░░░░░░░ line I want to ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States commander in chief ░░░░░░░░ Trump Could not have ░░░░░░░░ better commander in chief ░░░░░░░░ him The owner of ░░░░░░░░ lifetime to serve under ░░░░░░░░ We look forward to ░░░░░░░░ the backs of our ░░░░░░░░ in your back executing ░░░░░░░░ strength putting America first ░░░░░░░░ rebuilding the literary Fox ░░░░░░░░ senior congressional correspondent Chad ░░░░░░░░ on capital will with ░░░░░░░░ latest Escort bipartisan support ░░░░░░░░ seven Democrats voting yes ░░░░░░░░ Kaine was among them ░░░░░░░░ Democrats having problems with ░░░░░░░░ secretary Pete Hegseth Even ░░░░░░░░ it s not somebody ░░░░░░░░ agree with on policy ░░░░░░░░ I only reserve my ░░░░░░░░ for people who completely ░░░░░░░░ either the qualification or ░░░░░░░░ test and that s ░░░░░░░░ I fought against Pete ░░░░░░░░ back some have voted ░░░░░░░░ three of the four ░░░░░░░░ confirmed by the Senate ░░░░░░░░ of state Marco Rubio ░░░░░░░░ director John radcliffe and ░░░░░░░░ one expect a bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ Monday to confirm Treasury ░░░░░░░░ rick These are people ░░░░░░░░ qualify for these jobs ░░░░░░░░ I m hoping the ░░░░░░░░ recognize that and get ░░░░░░░░ support we need and ░░░░░░░░ us to get going ░░░░░░░░ the next set of ░░░░░░░░ back during continue to ░░░░░░░░ the coming days for ░░░░░░░░ and human services secretary ░░░░░░░░ Robert F Kennedy Jr ░░░░░░░░ talked to him again ░░░░░░░░ we ve had conversation ░░░░░░░░ s winning people over ░░░░░░░░ has an army of ░░░░░░░░ across the country that ░░░░░░░░ him I look forward ░░░░░░░░ working with him and ░░░░░░░░ oz to make America ░░░░░░░░ again Gratitude Chad Pergram ░░░░░░░░ the things he s ░░░░░░░░ in his brain Laughter ░░░░░░░░ is the answer Laughter ░░░░░░░░ Trump has been clear ░░░░░░░░ his priorities to restore ░░░░░░░░ s military and stop ░░░░░░░░ words that broke out ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden We will ░░░░░░░░ build the strongest military ░░░░░░░░ the world I will ░░░░░░░░ in order to stop ░░░░░░░░ from being subjected to ░░░░░░░░ political theories and social ░░░░░░░░ while on duty the ░░░░░░░░ we will get woke ░░░░░░░░ of our military immediately ░░░░░░░░ make it like it ░░░░░░░░ to be The Middle ░░░░░░░░ and working very much ░░░░░░░░ trying to get the ░░░░░░░░ war going on in ░░░░░░░░ Russia Tom s new ░░░░░░░░ secretary promised to strengthen ░░░░░░░░ U S Military revived ░░░░░░░░ industrial base and we ░░░░░░░░ deterrence ending the war ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine and continuing to ░░░░░░░░ He s been a ░░░░░░░░ critic of woke policies ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon He was ░░░░░░░░ ruffled during the confirmation ░░░░░░░░ and today he had ░░░░░░░░ swearing in his beautiful ░░░░░░░░ was there seven kids ░░░░░░░░ it will be interesting ░░░░░░░░ see how things get ░░░░░░░░ Is an honor to ░░░░░░░░ in the confirmation hearing ░░░░░░░░ is the leader we ░░░░░░░░ This time and place ░░░░░░░░ need Pete Hegseth Secretary ░░░░░░░░ was a disaster and ░░░░░░░░ know that We know ░░░░░░░░ standing on the world ░░░░░░░░ has been weakened our ░░░░░░░░ Iran has been attacking ░░░░░░░░ warships and snow consequences ░░░░░░░░ a long time so ░░░░░░░░ about America first the ░░░░░░░░ the lack of recruitment ░░░░░░░░ numbers are way down ░░░░░░░░ will bring up he ░░░░░░░░ about the veterans He ░░░░░░░░ a heart for them ░░░░░░░░ s going to do ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States tells them to ░░░░░░░░ The last administration it ░░░░░░░░ like military officials were ░░░░░░░░ back People be the ░░░░░░░░ who will stand strong ░░░░░░░░ the president The heart ░░░░░░░░ the warrior and all ░░░░░░░░ s done and that ░░░░░░░░ and he talks about ░░░░░░░░ philosophy behind bringing in ░░░░░░░░ s fighters He showed ░░░░░░░░ I worked everybody More ░░░░░░░░ than anybody up for ░░░░░░░░ and they brought more ░░░░░░░░ anybody else I ve ░░░░░░░░ him for decades who ░░░░░░░░ childhood friends we grew ░░░░░░░░ together The same things ░░░░░░░░ was doing on the ░░░░░░░░ court in high school ░░░░░░░░ be the best player ░░░░░░░░ high school is the ░░░░░░░░ he s done in ░░░░░░░░ confirmation hearing to show ░░░░░░░░ he can do this ░░░░░░░░ A simple message Readiness ░░░░░░░░ and equal standards That ░░░░░░░░ how you the Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ ll surround himself with ░░░░░░░░ to help them and ░░░░░░░░ s what he will ░░░░░░░░ on It s it ░░░░░░░░ a day to look ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth he was sworn ░░░░░░░░ and this is his ░░░░░░░░ and all of the ░░░░░░░░ whether they went off ░░░░░░░░ his marriage or character ░░░░░░░░ s done it he ░░░░░░░░ the guy and now ░░░░░░░░ will see what he ░░░░░░░░ They couldn t break ░░░░░░░░ I was on the ░░░░░░░░ the night before if ░░░░░░░░ Laughter Just kidding He ░░░░░░░░ the right man for ░░░░░░░░ job Commander in chief ░░░░░░░░ polite recruiting numbers are ░░░░░░░░ up because men and ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ up to serve under ░░░░░░░░ rudderless administration because of ░░░░░░░░ botched withdrawal from Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ service members killed so ░░░░░░░░ are already on the ░░░░░░░░ track in the even ░░░░░░░░ you watch the questioning ░░░░░░░░ the liberals they are ░░░░░░░░ on the wrong things ░░░░░░░░ in the military this ░░░░░░░░ that I don t ░░░░░░░░ if women serve I ░░░░░░░░ the most lethal military ░░░░░░░░ every country to That ░░░░░░░░ are focused on the ░░░░░░░░ exhibit shows you how ░░░░░░░░ got to where we ░░░░░░░░ today He s arty ░░░░░░░░ out a message talking ░░░░░░░░ the president gave a ░░░░░░░░ message peace through strength ░░░░░░░░ they said how he ░░░░░░░░ do that and revived ░░░░░░░░ Rebuilding military to match ░░░░░░░░ utilities and defend our ░░░░░░░░ and so he s ░░░░░░░░ on the job and ░░░░░░░░ message has been sent ░░░░░░░░ promise everything will be ░░░░░░░░ for the guys in ░░░░░░░░ ground and the country ░░░░░░░░ is getting to work.