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Pete Hegseth: “Shared broadly but never executed because previous…”

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What's Your Plan For Reopening Hormuz Senator's Point Blank Ques Stuns Hegseth, Old Clip Resurfaces

Published | Video Starts at 04:25

And my question was what's the plan for reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic? Given sky broadly but never executed. Shared broadly but never executed because previous administration didn't have the willingness to actually do what it would take. And when Iran was at its weakest moments following the 12 Day War but still wanted the pursuit of a nuclear capability, President Trump made the courageous decision to go … (04:25–04:31)

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Asserts that the previous administration did not execute plans due to a lack of willingness.

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