PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Pete Hegseth: “Data hoarding is now a national security risk, and we will…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

Watch on YouTube

BREAKING NEWS: Pete Hegseth Meets With Elon Musk At SpaceX Headquarters, Discuss Military Technology

Published | Video Starts at 24:36

Persistent barriers to data access will be escalated to the Deputy Secretary of War for resolution with authority to reassign or terminate personnel or withhold funding from non compliant activities within the statutory limits. We'll be clear here. As I said, Data hoarding is now a national security risk, and we will treat it that way. AI is an important part of the future. But here's another truth that we've ignored for too long. Beyond AI, we've treated every other kind of innovation as if they're the same as you know they're not. (24:36–24:43)

CLAIM

Asserts that data hoarding is considered a national security risk.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Pete Hegseth

Discover more from

Pete Hegseth

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.