Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth said in an interview Monday that President-elect Donald Trump's top priority for the Pentagon is to return the military to combat roles.
asked on fox news Hannity Asked what his vision is for the Pentagon, Hegseth said:
There is much work to be done. First of all, you salute the Commander-in-Chief for collecting those 76 million votes. Then she'll chart the course, and I'll give him tips and advice along the way.
I'll say exactly what he told me: “Return the Pentagon to the warfighters.” Pete, get in there and wipe out social justice and all the politically correct garbage on it and get back to lethality, war, combat, accountability, meritocracy, and preparedness. ” And guess what? For 95 percent of the people in uniform inside the Pentagon building, that's all they want to do anyway.
He said a focus on combat would change the Pentagon's culture and address its recruitment and retention crisis. He said countless families have already contacted him saying their son or daughter won't be attending, but the election of President Trump and selection of Hegseth to lead the Pentagon has increased the number of families doing so. It is said that there is.
“I'm not going to get ahead of the president on policy or our stance, but as Donald Trump said, we're going to be strong, we're going to make peace through strength, and we're going to put America first.” “That's what he asked me to do at the Pentagon, and that's my promise to the American people and President Donald Trump's warfighters,” he concluded.
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