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We’re going to make sure there's accountability for what happened in Afghanistan and that we stand by our allies.”
Asked about the fate of Afghans who worked alongside the United States before the U.S. withdrawal in August 2021, Hegseth said We will be no better friend to our allies and no stronger adversary to those who want to test us and try us,
Hegseth told reporters Monday before entering the Pentagon I'm standing with him right now,
We hold people accountable. I know the chairman agrees with that,
Hegseth, who most recently was a Fox News host before Trump nominated him to lead the Defense Department, continued Whatever is needed at the border will be provided. Whether that is through state active duty, Title 32 or Title 10, because we are reorienting."
When asked if more troops would be deployed to the border now that he is taking the helm, Hegseth said It's these guys that we do this for. Those who have given the ultimate sacrifice,
Every moment I am here I am thinking about the guys and gals in Guam, in Germany, in Fort Benning, in Fort Bragg, on missile defense sites and aircraft carriers,
He's made it very clear. There is an emergency at the border,
We're going to think about those warriors with every single decision that we make,
All praise and glory to God. His will be done and we're grateful to be here,
an ecstatic Hegseth said after taking the oath of office, surrounded by his wife Jenny and children Restore the warrior ethos in everything that we do, rebuild our military and reestablish deterrence. We don't want to fight wars, we want to deter them,
The first thing that goes through my head are the guys that I served with on the battlefield, the men and women who I locked shields with, who put my life on the line with, who never get the spotlight, who never had the cameras, who people don't know what they did in dark and dangerous places,
All of this will be done with a focus on lethality, meritocracy, accountability, standards and readiness,
We just heard that we have a great Secretary of Defense, we're very happy about that and we appreciate everybody's vote,
Trump said under the noise of Air Force One In public comments and testimony before the Armed Services Committee, Mr. Hegseth did not reckon with this reality.
In a statement, McConnell wrote I didn't know that, I just know that we won.
When asked about McConnell's 'no' vote, which Trump had jokingly predicted earlier in the day, the president responded We look forward to having the backs of our troops in executing peace through strength, in putting America first and improving our military.
If we need to fight them, we are going to bring overwhelming and decisive force to destroy the enemy and to bring our boys home.
There was so many folks on this inside and allies on the outside who stood by us
Advancing diversity, equity and inclusion is more than a goal – it's our duty and a critical element of our ESG strategy. This recognition only encourages us to keep pushing to create generational change."
Here is what Shanda Hinton, Raytheon Technologies' chief diversity officer, had to say in 2023
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