I think, first and foremost, there is a values component to this that Pete Hegseth does not have, that this administration does not value. And they have demonstrated that. We have seen a weaponization of the executive branch under the Trump administration that is unprecedented for our lifetimes. and maybe in this country's lifetime we have seen him literally issue executive orders targeting his political opposition in America. This is not who we are as a nation. (29:48–29:57)
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