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Pete Hegseth: “Voting for our men and women in uniform has been time consuming and complex.”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Under the leadership of President Trump, we're upholding things that are central to the defense of our republic and our American way of life. And we're doing this because in the past, Voting for our men and women in uniform has been time consuming and complex. As many warriors reside outside of their home state, for obvious reasons, they face unnecessary, difficult ways of obtaining, completing, and returning absentee ballots while serving far from home. (01:24–01:30)

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Asserts that voting processes for military personnel have been historically difficult.

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