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WATCH: Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth makes opening statement in confirmation hearing
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January 14, 2025
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10:52Now PlayingPete Hegseth offered an opening statement in his confirmation hearing for defense secretary Tuesday.
"I'm going to work with President Trump and this committee to ... restore the warrior ethos to the Pentagon and throughout our fighting force. In doing so, we will re-establish trust in our military, addressing the recruiting crisis, the retention crisis, and readiness crisis in our ranks," he said.
Hegseth is a military veteran and conservative media personality. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary has faced allegations of sexual misconduct and excessive drinking, and been criticized as a nominee for his controversial views on diversity and religion in the military.
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