You picked up on that same theme in 2015, making remarks on Fox News referring to women in combat as, quote, erode. It would erode standards. June 2024, you said on Ben Shapiro's podcast, quote, women shouldn't be in combat at all. And then, of course, we've talked about it. In 2024, you published a book. And you say on page 26 of your book, we need moms, but not in the … (08:46–08:56)
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Asserts that [Mr. Hegseth] stated women shouldn't be in combat on a podcast in June 2024.
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