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Pete Hegseth: “We have untied the hands of our war fighters. We fight to…”

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Published | Video Starts at 05:22

So I'm going to give you another opportunity to clarify if that is what you meant. Do you stand by that statement you made on March 13? We have untied the hands of our war fighters. We fight to win and we follow the law. Okay, so you're not clarifying. So you stand by that statement. So you're the Secretary of Defense. The things you say matter. (05:22)

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Asserts that the military has been given more freedom to act and adheres to the law.

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