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Pete Hegseth: “Midnight hammer, where our B2s flew 37 hours down and back…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to workers at Newport News Shipbuilding

Published | Video Starts at 04:54

Well, we did that with the Houthis. And our ships now sail freely all around the world without being attacked and without being shot at. That's peace through strength. Same with Midnight hammer, where our B2s flew 37 hours down and back and were never seen by the Iranians and dropped 14 precision munitions exactly where they were supposed to drop, obliterating Iran's nuclear capabilities. Not to mention the Tomahawks that came off of a beautiful submarine and delivered that decisive blow as well on one of the nuclear facilities. Deterrence is back. (04:54–05:08)

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