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Pete Hegseth: “We did an interim national defense strategy almost…”

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Defense Budget Hearing: Pete Hegseth and General Dan Kane Discuss FY 2026 Priorities and Global Threats

Published | Video Starts at 1:30:57

And when do you think that report. Will come forward, Senator? It's the right question. It drives almost all of our decision making. Certainly on a topic related to budget, We did an interim national defense strategy almost immediately upon arriving because with a new administration, our planning guidance was from the previous administration that we think had the wrong priorities or some of the wrong priorities. And by issuing that interim national defense strategy, it allowed our building to plan around the priorities of President Trump. So that was. (1:30:57–1:31:09)

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Asserts that an interim national defense strategy was created due to perceived wrong priorities from the previous administration.

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