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Ted Cruz: “When Pete Hegseth is confirmed as Secretary of Defense, we…”

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Ted Cruz predicts military enlistment will 'rise dramatically' if Hegseth is confirmed

Published | Video Starts at 01:54

And under Joe Biden and the Democrats, the Department of Defense has run down every woke rabbit trail of whatever the political agenda of the moment is. Instead of focusing on the war fighter, I'm gonna make a prediction for you, Jesse. When Pete Hegseth is confirmed as Secretary of Defense, we are going to see enlistment numbers rise and rise dramatically. because young men and women who want to fight to defend the country, they don't want to be part of some woke mind experiment from the Democrats. (01:54–02:04)

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