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Pete Hegseth: “Part of the reason recruiting is so high in our Military…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's extended 60 Minutes interview

Published | Video Starts at 25:00

… me to be sitting, sitting in this chair and for us to be having this conversation like that's real every single day, the decisions that we make. And I think Part of the reason recruiting is so high in our Military right now is they understand they got leadership that has their back. that has walked in their boots, that's not going to use them callously or recklessly or for some nebulous mission, but is going to pour into them and give them every authority they need to be successful. (25:00–25:06)

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Asserts that military recruiting is high due to supportive leadership.

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