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Pete Hegseth: “The media doesn't want to talk about things that. About…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Secretary Hegseth presides over a Mexican Border Defense Medal Ceremony at the Pentagon

Published | Video Starts at 22:44

And we are grateful for the service that you've given. And we bring you here to this department to showcase it to the world. The media doesn't want to talk about things that. About problems that go away or why they went away. So it's our job to continue to tell the story of the incredible success of great Americans not serving for the spotlight, but who deserve the spotlight. (22:44–22:50)

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Asserts that the media avoids discussing resolved issues or their resolutions.

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