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Pete Hegseth: “America either leads or we're left without options.”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Charlie Kirk and Pete Hegseth Discuss Military Recruitment and Leadership Under Trump

Published | Video Starts at 18:39

We are unleashing innovators by thinking outside the box, taking off the shelf, incentivizing private industry to compete in a way that DoD has never done before and is required because of the environment we live in. America either leads or we're left without options. And the reason we had a B2 that could do that is because someone 40 years ago was willing to say this is a technology of the future that will put decisions in the hands of presidents. (18:39–18:43)

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Asserts that the U.S. must lead in technological advancements or face limited options.

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