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Pete Hegseth: “America's investing in electric tanks? That doesn't make…”

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Pete Hegseth's Address at Turning Point USA: Restoring Military Strength and American Leadership

Published | Video Starts at 13:32

The world thought America wasn't prepared to stand strong because of the actions we had taken. And then all the woke garbage that was happening behind the scenes inside the department, the world took notice and said, wait, America's investing in electric tanks? That doesn't make much sense. Where do you plug those in? In the Middle east, there's climate. They just didn't see a serious administration or serious leadership. So deterrence eroded, which means other actors filled the void. (13:32–13:40)

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Asserts skepticism about the practicality of investing in electric tanks.

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