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Pete Hegseth: “I was in the Washington, D.C. national Guard... during the…”

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Trump Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth EXPOSES SABOTAGE of America! Kirk Cameron on TBN

Published | Video Starts at 08:06

… with a virus, and there are people within it that are calling you an extremist because you love the country and what it stands for. I was labeled one. Literally. I was in the Washington, D.C. national Guard... during the George Floyd riots outside the White House. when the insurrection that tried to take out Trump happened. I was there for the. Not the first night, the next four, holding a riot shield. (08:06–08:12)

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Asserts that Pete Hegseth was part of the National Guard during the George Floyd riots.

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