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Pete Hegseth: “Too many of our young people are too fat or too dumb. Not…”

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Pete Hegseth: 'Too Many Of Our Young People Are Too Fat' To Qualify To Get Into The Military

Published | Video Starts at 00:56

And, you know, as the President has stated, and he pays very close attention to, these have been historic recruiting numbers you guys have all delivered. And I know it's not easy on the basic ingredients on recruiting, that Too many of our young people are too fat or too dumb. Not dumb. That's wrong. We're just not educating them properly, or they've got criminal records or ADHD. all these other things. There's a lot of things contributing to what someone may or may not qualify to get into the military. You guys cut through all of that. (00:56–01:08)

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Asserts that many young people face barriers to military recruitment due to physical, educational, or legal issues.

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