What I feel confident about, Will, is that nobody who actually knows what I think, nobody who's close to me was speaking to that reporter because if they did, then it would have been a totally different story. Now, to answer your question, Will, Of course I'm concerned about [our military] readiness because that's my job to be concerned. But I think that Pete Hegseth, our Department of War secretary, I think General Kaine, our chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, they're doing an amazing job. (08:16–08:22)
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Asserts concern about military readiness as part of his responsibilities.
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