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Pete Hegseth: “In the last hundred days, meaning of the 200, we've set…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Pete Hegseth: We're going back to the basics

Published | Video Starts at 06:21

We're restoring the warrior ethos. And I think that's what you see from this. And you know what? We didn't even talk about the recruiting numbers, Will. I mean, In the last hundred days, meaning of the 200, we've set historic records. And that's because courageous young Americans want to do what previous generations did of those recipients who got the Purple Heart. They want to do tough, gritty things to defend freedom. (06:21–06:26)

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Asserts that historic recruiting records were set in the last 100 days.

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