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Pete Hegseth: “The slow slide here at West Point and across the United…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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FULL: War Sec. Hegseth delivers West Point commencement speech

Published | Video Starts at 08:15

You've seen the watering down of discipline. Codes weakened and traditions tossed aside in the name of political correctness. Statues taken down. Paintings placed in the basement. I'm here to tell you The slow slide here at West Point and across the United States army is over. You, this group, represents the snapback. You, our newest warriors, our soon to be newly commissioned second lieutenants. Second lieutenants will snap it back into formation. (08:15–08:21)

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Asserts that the decline in standards at West Point and the U.S. Army has ended.

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