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Pete Hegseth: “Ultimately, we live in one of the most dangerous times since…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Pete Hegseth Speaks Out, On Media Smears, Responding to Accusations, and How He'd Reform Military

Published | Video Starts at 1:02:39

He's the boss, I'm an execution arm and my job is to give him advice as it pertains to our military and its ability to execute on that Ultimately, we live in one of the most dangerous times since the end of the Cold War. There's just no doubt about it, you've refined it. But I've also, I'm also the product of two decades of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, where my view shifted a great deal from where it was to where it is today. (1:02:39–1:02:43)

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Asserts that the current global situation is one of the most dangerous since the Cold War ended.

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