Hegseth: ‘If They Want to Come for the Warriors, They Are Going to Have to Come Through Me’

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HEGSETH: “Make no mistake about what is happening. This is not about me. Politicians in Washington have accused the sailors and the pilots who struck narco-terrorist boats of war crimes for doing their job. Senators in cute videos have suggested the same. This resolution is the next step: Put the secretary on trial today and the men and women who carried out those orders tomorrow. If they want to come for the warriors, they are going to have to come through me. As far as the articles themselves, Iran, the cartels, Maduro, Yemen, every one was a lawful operation ordered by the commander-in-chief, then ordered by myself, notified to Congress and executed by American warriors who did their jobs. We destroyed terror regimes' capabilities, we sank the boats carrying poison to our communities, we put a narco-dictator in handcuffs. These are not high crimes, this is the job. And it's the job well done.”