Retired Green Beret & Rep Michael Waltz introduces & urges confirm Pete Hegseth: warrior ethos

Retired Army Green Beret and U.S. Congressman Michael Waltz urges members of the Senate Armed Services Committee to confirm Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense

Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., Trump’s incoming national security adviser, praised Hegseth’s “warrior ethos” and said he has support from various parts of the U.S. military community.

“It’s that warrior ethos of why you saw so many veterans, so many [Navy] SEALs, Green Berets and people who love our military, even Gold Star families, sitting in the audience today, standing room only outside, cheering him”

“He can communicate so well to the American people,” Waltz said, adding that Hegseth can articulate “why we need what we need for our troops, and that is a critical piece that President Trump values, as well.”

Former Sen. Norm Coleman, a Minnesota Republican, introduced Hegseth — who grew up in the North Star State — to the committee, calling him “the real deal.”

“I’m honored to introduce a son of Minnesota to you — Pete Hegseth,” Coleman said.

Coleman acknowledged that Hegseth “has struggled and overcome great personal challenges,” urging senators not to give in to the idea that “people can’t change.”

Rep. Mike Waltz, a Florida Republican who is also Trump’s pick for his national security adviser, also spoke before Hegseth, praising him for his military experience and arguing that it will prove valuable for Americans with Hegseth at the Pentagon’s helm.

“He will bring the perspective of being the first secretary of defense to have served as a junior officer, on the frontlines” during the War on Terror, Waltz said, adding that Hegseth is “brilliant” at communicating threats to the American people.

Waltz said he has “no doubt” that Hegseth “is going to get the Pentagon back to its primary mission” of military readiness, Waltz said.

“The bottom line is, the status quo is unacceptable, it’s not working,” Waltz said. “Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for change.”

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Retired Green Beret & Rep Michael Waltz introduces & urges confirm Pete Hegseth: warrior ethos

Transcript Highlights

The following is transcribed from the video audio:

• and urge the members of this committee to confirm Pete Hegceth is our next Secretary of Defense
• And I’m not here today just to advocate on behalf of a future colleague, but to speak on behalf of someone I consider a dear friend for over a decade now
• We deployed to Afghanistan and all over the world at the height of the war on terror, which is the war of our generation
• And like thousands of other warfighters, we’ve witnessed the hardships of war
• We’ve experienced the loss of friends in combat
• We’ve endured too much time away from family and friends, and no one, I can promise you this, no one hates war more than those who have had to go fight it
• Pete’s story, though, isn’t that much different from the millions of other veterans, and they know it, and they appreciate him for the experiences that he’s gone through
• And after our country was brutally attacked on 9-11, Pete Hegceth answered the call of duty, like so many others
• He put the interests of this country ahead of his own
• And I can tell you firsthand, as can the heroes sitting in this audience behind me

Full transcript: 755 words transcribed via Whisper AI.