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Pete Hegseth: “Border crossings are down 99.9% from the open border…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Defense Budget Hearing: Pete Hegseth and General Dan Kane Discuss FY 2026 Priorities and Global Threats

Published | Video Starts at 06:05

Credible deterrence starts at home. It starts with securing our borders. We will achieve 100% operational control of our border. And so far, Border crossings are down 99.9% from the open border policies of the previous Administration. The Indo Pacific is our priority theater and China is our pacing threat. That's why I've traveled to the Indo Pacific twice already to visit our forces and meet with our allies and partners. (06:05–06:12)

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Asserts that border crossings are down 99.9% from the previous administration's policies.

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