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Pete Hegseth: “We don't do the political correct nonsense, and that's what…”

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Published | Video Starts at 05:54

That's how you would handle the situation. So it's peace through strength, America First. And the third one is just common sense. You benefit from a lot of common sense. We don't do the political correct nonsense, and that's what we've tried to insert into the pillars of what the War Department is about. I gave a little speech a couple of weeks ago, senior generals and admirals and senior enlisted, and it was about the warrior ethos, which to me is only. (05:54–06:04)

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Asserts that the War Department avoids political correctness in its foundational principles.

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