… criticize it with the same level of passion that you do in the War on Warriors. That, my friend, is a neat trick. That was the trick of the book. It is my love for the military, my love for my time in uniform that brings me to this place where I have to be intensely critical of the institution that I love. But I come only from a place of reverence and appreciation of that. I think that's the same when you look at our country. It's what's your default? (06:38–06:49)
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Asserts that Pete Hegseth's criticism of the military stems from his love and reverence for it.
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