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Pete Hegseth: “Mission creep or expansive missions or prolonged…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Published | Video Starts at 30:24

There's a lot of things, a lot of people talk about what they want us to do or what we should do or what we should stay focused on. And again, I've addressed this before, and I think it's worth saying, again, Mission creep or expansive missions or prolonged timelines... has not been part of what President Trump wants us to be involved in. We're solving for something here, this particular mission set, but also recognizing this country's conditioned to previous leaders, whether it's George W. (30:24–30:38)

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Asserts that President Trump does not want involvement in mission creep or prolonged timelines.

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