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Pete Hegseth: “The president is delivering on [a larger defense budget]. He…”

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Published | Video Starts at 03:46

And our arsenal of freedom grows as a result. Part of that is a defense budget that's larger. And The president is delivering on [a larger defense budget]. He has already. And we'll do it again in FY27 with a $1.5 trillion budget. That's a lot, but it's not a lot if you're investing it the same way we have in the past, spending a ton of money down rat holes and getting very exquisite systems 12 years from now. (03:46–03:54)

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Asserts that the president has delivered a larger defense budget and plans a $1.5 trillion budget for FY27.

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