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Pete Hegseth: “When you rip out dei, when you rip out social engineering…”

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Pete Hegseth: 'The Flyovers Will Indeed Continue Until Morale Improves'

Published | Video Starts at 02:26

But that comes on the backs of a change in the spirit of our department. You talk about spirit all the time and your right to do so. When you rip out dei, when you rip out social engineering and social justice and you put in merit. and then you untie the hands of commanders to be commanders, to enforce discipline and accountability, to get back to basics, then you get historic reenlistment inside our ranks. (02:26–02:33)

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Asserts that removing DEI and social justice initiatives in favor of merit has improved the department.

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