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Pete Hegseth: “As the President stated publicly in his truth, at the…”

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Now, it seems that we may be revisiting that. Can you give us the latest on Project Freedom? Well, as it pertains to battlefield options, we don't disclose those types of things. But ultimately, As the President stated publicly in his truth, at the request of the Pakistanis and given the options in the negotiation, it [Project Freedom] was paused. And it's an option we could always recommence should the Commander in Chief want us to. Is the theory to create more ceasefires or more projects just to evade the War Powers Act? (1:11:32–1:11:40)

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Asserts that Project Freedom was paused at the request of Pakistan and due to negotiation options.

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