Pete Hegseth: “Under President Trump's leadership, we're going to put…”

“Well, Brooke, thank you so much for your incredible leadership on this issue. It's an honor to be here. It's a very important one. I think we're all here for two basic reasons. One, Under President Trump's leadership, we're going to put America first. We have America, American land, American basing, American troops, American citizens. You have a Secretary of Homeland Security who cares about homeland security. You have an attorney. Imagine that.” (00:20–00:23)

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