Defense Sec. Hegseth: I Have Three Clear Goals — Restore Warrior Ethos, Rebuild Military, Reestablish Deterrence

CAIN I got to ░░░░░░░░ some time with you ░░░░░░░░ I got an inside ░░░░░░░░ at the Pentagon I ░░░░░░░░ to share that with ░░░░░░░░ a little bit later ░░░░░░░░ that keeps coming up ░░░░░░░░ warrior ethos Let s ░░░░░░░░ to the job at ░░░░░░░░ now You came in ░░░░░░░░ the Defense Department with ░░░░░░░░ main goals Help me ░░░░░░░░ the American people understand ░░░░░░░░ you want to accomplish ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon Hegseth Three ░░░░░░░░ goals we hammer at ░░░░░░░░ every day every speech ░░░░░░░░ joint Joint Chiefs throughout ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon Restore the warrior ░░░░░░░░ rebuild the military reestablish ░░░░░░░░ And the warrior ethos ░░░░░░░░ simple It s readiness ░░░░░░░░ lethality war fighting None ░░░░░░░░ this woke DEI CRT ░░░░░░░░ pronoun Green New Scam ░░░░░░░░ that s all out ░░░░░░░░ ideology is out Capabilities ░░░░░░░░ merit based back to ░░░░░░░░ It really is a ░░░░░░░░ to basics message And ░░░░░░░░ rebuilding the military I ░░░░░░░░ President Trump did it ░░░░░░░░ his first term We ░░░░░░░░ doing it again making ░░░░░░░░ what we fund the ░░░░░░░░ we fund match the ░░░░░░░░ we face of the ░░░░░░░░ Not reflexively what we ░░░░░░░░ in the past He ░░░░░░░░ going to be the ░░░░░░░░ president to introduce a ░░░░░░░░ dollar budget That s ░░░░░░░░ just spending more It ░░░░░░░░ also being serious about ░░░░░░░░ audit It s also ░░░░░░░░ cuts where we pull ░░░░░░░░ the Biden garbage and ░░░░░░░░ in President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ So we re going ░░░░░░░░ invest a generational investment ░░░░░░░░ those capabilities and then ░░░░░░░░ deterrence I mean we ░░░░░░░░ got four years of ░░░░░░░░ maintenance in this country ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden did to ░░░░░░░░ s reputation is terrible ░░░░░░░░ what happened in Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ what happened in Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ what happened in Israel ░░░░░░░░ President Trump back on ░░░░░░░░ scene and we saw ░░░░░░░░ on that world trip ░░░░░░░░ leadership is back American ░░░░░░░░ is back Our allies ░░░░░░░░ investing in their militaries ░░░░░░░░ they know they have ░░░░░░░░ and they should That ░░░░░░░░ all good for peace ░░░░░░░░ in America.”