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Pete Hegseth: “Generals and general class forgot that [the Constitution].”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Announcement: The War on Warriors

Published | Video Starts at 02:15

They have stars on their shoulders, but they're afraid to stand up to civilian leaders. Who are subverting the Constitution. That's what it's about. The Constitution is what you swear an oath to in the military. And Generals and general class forgot that [the Constitution]. And so they started bowing and allowing things to happen that have nothing to do with lethality and destroying the enemy, have nothing to do with meritocracy. (02:15–02:19)

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Asserts that some generals have neglected their oath to the Constitution.

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