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Pete Hegseth’s Defense Nomination Faces Senate Battle

December 4, 2024

The transition team is working hard to assemble a team of change-makers, including Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. Despite his frontline military experience and strong America First stance, Hegseth faces a media smear campaign and opposition from some Senate Republicans. Charlie Kirk covers the ongoing battle over his nomination and the broader implications for U.S. military policy.

Pete Hegseth’s Military Experience and Nomination

Pete Hegseth has honorably served on the front lines of the military department he is nominated to lead. Historically, military leaders were hardened by combat experience, like George Washington, who led troops directly in battle. Hegseth’s bravery and frontline service contrast with criticisms about his lack of experience running large organizations.

Media Smear Campaign and Political Opposition

Despite his qualifications, the media is attempting to undermine Hegseth’s nomination for Secretary of Defense. Some Senate Republicans, described as a "deep state" faction, are working to block his confirmation. This opposition is framed as part of a broader effort to undermine President Trump’s agenda.

Support from Republican Senators and Advocates

Coach Tuberville and other Republican senators have praised Hegseth for his patriotism, military understanding, and business experience. Tuberville emphasizes the need for a military leader close in age to current warfighters who can relate to their experiences. He criticizes the degradation of the military due to woke policies like critical race theory and diversity initiatives.

Hegseth’s America First Foreign Policy

Hegseth embraces an America First approach, opposing endless nation-building and foreign conflicts. He is not a neoconservative or warmonger, advocating instead for a strong military focused on protecting the country without unnecessary overseas entanglements.

Hegseth’s Response to the Nomination Battle

Hegseth remains determined to continue his nomination fight, supported by President Trump. He describes himself as a fighter passionate about warfighters and refuses to withdraw despite Senate resistance.

The Senate’s Role and Anonymous Opposition

The opposition in the Senate is characterized as an anonymous cabal of Republicans who block Trump’s nominees and support continued funding for Ukraine. The article calls on these senators to reveal themselves and justify their stance to voters, warning that constituents will hold them accountable.

Criticism of Past Pentagon Leadership

The article recalls how previous Pentagon leaders, including Mark Milley, worked against President Trump’s agenda, backchanneling with foreign powers. This history fuels distrust of the current Senate Republicans who oppose Hegseth.

The Call for Change in Military Leadership

The article urges that the incoming government reflect the will of the people who voted for less war and a focus on crushing enemies with lethality rather than nation-building. It warns of the dangers of continued conflict with Russia and highlights Tucker Carlson’s investigation into nuclear war risks.

Conclusion: A Red Line for Supporters

Supporters declare Hegseth a red line in Trump’s cabinet, warning that failure to confirm him will lead to further challenges for other nominees. They call on voters in key states to pressure their senators to support the America First agenda.

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[00:00] a lot is happening right now I can tell

[00:02] you the transition team is working very

[00:04] very hard to put together an Allstar

[00:08] team to put together a team of change

[00:11] makers and people that are going to

[00:13] fulfill the

[00:15] Mandate want to begin today talking

[00:17] we're going to go through a lot of

[00:18] topics here Pete heg Pete heg is a great

[00:20] man Pete Heth has honorably served his

[00:22] country and Pete heg right now is victim

[00:26] to a media smear job to try to destroy

[00:29] his character and try to remove him from

[00:32] the nomination for secretary defense now

[00:35] some people say but Charlie he doesn't

[00:37] have the experience you know running a

[00:38] big organization hold on a second he's

[00:40] actually served in the front lines of

[00:44] the

[00:45] department that he is going to have to

[00:48] run you see we used to have a tradition

[00:50] in this country where the people who

[00:52] were in charge of our military were also

[00:55] involved in the front lines of combat

[00:57] George Washington famously would March

[00:59] to the front lines against the British

[01:01] and would be shot at would not be

[01:04] moved our leaders used to be hardened by

[01:08] actual conflict Pete Heth has served his

[01:11] country with Incredible bravery and

[01:14] courage this is nothing compared to what

[01:16] he had to F face on the front lines

[01:19] fighting for America however the media

[01:21] is doing their best to try and be the

[01:24] fourth estate to try to remove

[01:28] him as

[01:31] Donald Trump's Nom nominee for secretary

[01:33] defense so let's begin here let's first

[01:35] talk talk about the positive this is

[01:37] coach tuberville praising Pete heg and

[01:39] we've talked about this quite some time

[01:41] on this program these Republican

[01:43] Senators need to stand up and be counted

[01:48] and if you are going to oppose Pete

[01:50] hegseth then we want to know your names

[01:53] and your States because we'll be

[01:55] visiting a neighborhood near you if

[01:56] you're from Arkansas if you're from

[01:58] Kansas if you're from South Dakota if

[02:00] you're from Idaho and you're against

[02:02] Pete hegseth you're going to have to

[02:05] defend that to your voters you see the

[02:08] American people did not vote for old

[02:11] bull Senate Republicans to get in the

[02:13] way of President Trump's mandate let's

[02:15] begin here with Coach

[02:17] tuberville praising Pete heg set there

[02:20] is a major battle happening right now on

[02:22] Capitol Hill a extraordinary drama where

[02:26] they're doing everything they can where

[02:28] deep State Senate Republicans are doing

[02:30] everything they can to undermine

[02:32] president Trump and try to kill Pete

[02:34] hegseth from being secretary defense

[02:36] play Cut

[02:38] 43 uh Pete is a patriot he understands

[02:42] the military 20 years but he's done

[02:44] other stuff too he's been in business

[02:46] he's well educated well spoken but what

[02:49] I like about him Larry is he's the age

[02:52] he's going in running our military and

[02:54] we need somebody the age close to the

[02:57] age of a lot of these War Fighters that

[02:58] we have they can relate this is a

[03:00] different military this is a different

[03:02] time this is a different era and we need

[03:04] to build our military back because we

[03:06] have really degraded our military over

[03:08] the years because of the woke the Dei

[03:11] the critical race Theory all these

[03:13] things are being pushed at at all of our

[03:15] war Fighters and they're getting out

[03:16] right and left we've got to build it

[03:18] back and Pete's the guy to do it

[03:21] Larry Pete is the guy to do that now

[03:24] understand that our military has become

[03:26] so broken it is no longer the finest

[03:28] fighting force on the planet we commonly

[03:30] play that piece of tape of how Sailors

[03:34] of the US military were bragging the

[03:35] best part of their deployment was gay

[03:37] poem reading hour on these US

[03:41] battleships but there are forces in the

[03:44] US Senate some of whom want to become

[03:46] Secretary defense themselves by the way

[03:49] who are trying to undermine and stop

[03:52] Pete hegf understand this first and

[03:53] foremost Pete Heth Embraces America

[03:56] First foreign policy better than anybody

[03:58] else he understands that we need the

[04:00] Fest fighting force on the planet he

[04:03] understands that we should not have

[04:05] endless adventurous nation-building

[04:07] foreign conflicts or

[04:09] Wars Pete Heth is not a neocon Pete Heth

[04:13] is

[04:15] not one of

[04:18] the warmongers of days

[04:21] past let's play Cut 66 Pete heg talking

[04:25] about the status of his nomination play

[04:26] Cut

[04:28] 66 have you you have any conversations

[04:31] with the president about you with

[04:35] Governor S I spoke to the

[04:37] president-elect this morning he said

[04:40] keep going keep fighting behind you all

[04:41] the way we in this all the way why would

[04:44] I back down I always been a fighter I

[04:46] here for the war

[04:48] Fighters This first all passionate for

[04:51] me not withdrawing your name from

[04:53] consideration just to be clear we're

[04:55] meeting all day with

[04:58] Senators understand is happening here is

[05:01] that you have this petorian guard of the

[05:02] US Senate that is trying to stop the

[05:06] will of the American

[05:08] people now this all started with the

[05:10] neocons of the Senate being a little

[05:12] nervous that Pete

[05:14] hegseth philosophically might not agree

[05:16] with their warmongering agenda my ask

[05:18] questions why are we sending hundreds of

[05:20] billions of dollars to Ukraine why are

[05:22] we not putting our country first now

[05:24] they're veiling this by saying oh it's

[05:27] all about these very serious accusations

[05:29] against Pete heg all back at up back

[05:31] what serious accusations are there now

[05:33] one of them they're saying well Pete

[05:34] heth's own mom came out against him well

[05:36] that's not true this is Pete Heth on Fox

[05:39] Pete heth's mother on Fox News Penelope

[05:42] Heth defending her son was this on the

[05:46] mainstream networks play Cut

[05:48] 77 what's one thing about Pete people

[05:50] don't realize uh that he's got a big

[05:54] heart that he's very

[05:57] smart he's a the most most he is the

[06:01] most faithful Patriot of this country he

[06:04] loves his country loves his country he's

[06:07] fought and almost died for his country

[06:10] he's um he's a good dad he's an amazing

[06:14] son and father and that's the that's the

[06:17] Pete I want people to

[06:19] know here's what we must understand is

[06:22] that when Matt Gates dropped out the

[06:24] enemies of our America First agenda

[06:27] thought they could pick off Trump's

[06:28] cabinet one by one using Old Washington

[06:31] smear tactics if Pete Heth becomes the

[06:34] latest pick to get knifed in the back

[06:36] Bobby Kennedy will be next then Tulsi

[06:38] gabard then cash we must not allow them

[06:41] to get away with

[06:43] this this is a red line Pete heg Seth is

[06:46] a red line and I am tired of hearing oh

[06:49] these Anonymous Senators okay is it Jim

[06:52] kpo or Mike kpo is it Mr Rish and Idaho

[06:56] is it Mike

[06:58] rounds is it

[07:00] Joanie Ernst is it Boseman or whatever

[07:03] his name is from Arkansas you you never

[07:06] hear from these people unless they want

[07:07] to vote no on Trump's nominees or vote

[07:10] Yes on Ukrainian money these guys you

[07:12] never hear from them at all is it

[07:14] Shelley Mor Capo in Mississippi I mean

[07:17] not West Virginia is it Cindy Hyde Smith

[07:19] in

[07:20] Mississippi stand up and be counted tell

[07:23] us who are you exactly who do you

[07:25] represent or are we going to allow this

[07:27] kind of this anonymous

[07:30] cabal of Senate Republicans say oh no no

[07:33] we we know better than the

[07:35] voters Donald Trump got elected to get

[07:37] people and change makers in the Pentagon

[07:40] like Pete heg

[07:42] said do you remember Mark Millie

[07:45] bragging about how he would back Channel

[07:48] against Donald Trump with China that he

[07:50] would not fulfill the orders of Donald

[07:52] Trump and back CH back Channel against

[07:54] the needs wants and interests of The

[07:56] Sovereign the president of the United

[07:57] States who's a representative of the

[07:59] American

[08:00] people Mr White rage how about esper or

[08:05] mad dog Mattis every single one of those

[08:07] people that were running the Pentagon

[08:09] were working against President Trump's

[08:12] agenda and the will of the American

[08:14] people so it you really have to

[08:20] think who's in charge of this government

[08:23] that is coming in is it an unelected

[08:26] bureaucracy an old octogenarian Senate

[08:30] Republicans that want to keep on

[08:32] fighting Russia for no reason whatsoever

[08:34] or is it the people that voted for less

[08:37] war the people voted for less war to yes

[08:40] Crush our enemies to yes use lethality

[08:43] against those that dare threaten us but

[08:46] we are done nation building we are done

[08:48] subsidizing the government of Ukraine

[08:51] Tucker Carlson right now is in Russia

[08:52] trying to figure out how close are we

[08:54] actually to nuclear war and I want to

[08:56] get a piece of that tape of Tucker in

[08:58] Russia this is a red line everybody if

[09:01] you're from Idaho you better call your

[09:02] senators from Mississippi call Cindy

[09:04] Hyde Smith president Trump won on a

[09:06] referendum of less war and now Senate

[09:10] Republicans say who cares

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