Pete Hegseth: “President Trump made history. From the strike that took out…”

“Targeting our people, killing Americans, lying and blackmailing their way toward a nuclear weapon. So they thought, no longer, not on our watch. Other presidents marked time and kicked the can down the road. President Trump made history. From the strike that took out Qasem Soleimani, to tearing up the disastrous Obama Iran deal. to the precision campaign that obliterated Iran's nuclear sites in Operation Midnight Hammer, to the decisive military victory we just achieved in Operation Epic Fury.” (00:42–00:52)

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