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Pete Hegseth: “Admiral Cooper noted that the three Air Force captains shot…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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In full: Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on Iran

Published | Video Starts at 05:28

But what those Americans said to me, young and old, officer and nco, male and female, black and white, was let's finish the mission. Get us even more bombs. Bigger bombs, more targets. Let us finish this. In fact, Admiral Cooper noted that the three Air Force captains shot down by Kuwaiti friendly fire never left the theater. All dropped bombs over Tehran last night. These men and women live the Iranian threat every day. (05:28–05:37)

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Asserts that three Air Force captains continued their mission despite being shot down by friendly fire.

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