Pete Hegseth: “I fired the head of the failing program.”

“So we established a task force to assess the problems of the permanent change of station or PCs moves. We listened to the concerns of our warriors and so I fired the head of the failing program. Well, all through the peak moving season and even through the government shutdown, our task force was a thankfully a success.” (01:12–01:15)

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