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Pete Hegseth: “Building the military we want and the military we need. The…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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LIVE: Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth delivers remarks

Published | Video Starts at 1:03:10

We have the best and the strongest. But today, let's build on the vision of what Secretary Rumsfeld aspired to in his September 10, 2001, speech, Building the military we want and the military we need. The arsenal of freedom. That, my friends, is what we owe our warriors. Present, future. So thank you all for what you do. May God bless you and may God continue to bless our great republic. (1:03:10)

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