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Pete Hegseth: “President Trump to call them out for what they are, he's not…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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In full: Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on Iran

Published | Video Starts at 29:35

Certainly not let anybody know what you're willing to do or not do. But if anybody has internalized the lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan, as the first one, President Trump to call them out for what they are, he's not going to repeat those lessons [of Iraq and Afghanistan]. And I think I've been very clear about that from the podium. Thank you. Secretary Hexath, a question for you, and then a question for General Kaine. (29:35–29:45)

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Asserts that President Trump has learned from past conflicts and will not repeat mistakes.

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