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<title><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/15223.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth]]></description><category domain="15223">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[We're Willing To Go as Far as We Need]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/03/08/hegseth_to_60_minutes_this_is_not_a_remaking_of_the_iranian_society.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
							<description><![CDATA["It means we're fighting to win," Hegseth said. "It means we set the terms. We'll know when they're not capable of fighting. There'll be a point where they'll have no choice but to do that. Whe-- whether they know it or not, they will be combat-ineffective. They will surrender."'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[New Way of Managing Weapons Sales Puts America First]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/02/16/trump-streamline-weapons-sales-us-allies/88591201007/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump's America First Arms Transfer Strategy Executive Order changes how the U.S. government sells defense systems, putting our needs first.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Era of Woke in the United States Military Is Over]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/09/30/war_secretary_hegseth_the_era_of_the_department_of_defense_is_over.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Secretary of War Pete Hegseth spoke to a gathering of military officers, Tuesday in Quantico, Virginia, ending the "war on warriors" and calling for physical fitness and behavioral standards to return to what they were in the 1990s.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[We Don't Do Divisive Racial/Gender Politics in DoD Anymore]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/06/26/hegseth_we_dont_play_the_divisive_racial_gender_politics_in_the_us_defense_department_anymore.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth responds to a reporter who asked why he mentioned only male pilots when discussing the U.S. strike on Iran.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Undermining Chain of Command Has Consequences]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/01/29/hegseth_if_you_actively_undermine_the_chain_of_command_as_milley_did_we_will_review_those_actions.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an interview with FOX News host Will Cain said Gen. Mark Milley undermined President Trump's command in his first term and that will not be tolerated in this administration.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can't Wait for FBI Investigation, When Do They Start?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/12/04/pete_hegseth_cant_wait_for_an_fbi_investigation_how_soon_can_they_start.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's choice to lead the defense department, told SiriusXM'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s "Megyn Kelly Show" in an interview Wednesday that he expects to be totally vindicated with regard to allegations made against him, asking how soon the FBI can start their background check. After...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve Faced Fire Before. I Won&rsquo;t Back Down]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ive-faced-fire-before-i-wont-back-down-writes-pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-19433fa4?st=FDhhjq</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I look forward to an honest confirmation hearing, not a press show trial based on anonymous accusations.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The VA Scandal: Two Years On]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/433760/va-still-unreformed</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Veterans Affairs'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'scandal headlines speak for themselves.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' The Daily Beast: '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Veteran Burned Himself Alive outside VA Clinic'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'; azfamily.com: '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Dead veterans canceling their own appointments?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'; New York Times: '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Report Finds Sharp Increase in Veterans Denied...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[VA Reform Stalled by Lack of Accountability]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/04/28/va_reform_stalled_by_lack_of_accountability_126403.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We now know without a doubt what it means when a scandal-ridden government agency pledges accountability for corrupt and underperforming employees: It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s an empty promise.
That'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s the conclusion we can draw from the minuscule number of employees fired from the U.S. Department of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Breaking Another Promise to Veterans]]></title>
							<link>https://www.google.com/#q=Breaking+Another+Promise+to+Veterans</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last August President Obama signed the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act, the most significant reform to the Department of Veterans Affairs in decades. Seven months later, the Veterans Choice Program, a core part of the law designed to help veterans see private doctors, is...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In Phoenix &amp; Paris, Obama Strikes Out Looking]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/01/13/in_phoenix__paris_obama_strikes_out_looking_125241.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This last week'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s news cycle threw President Obama two proverbial slow hanging curve balls he could have crushed over the center-field fence; showing leadership on two critical issues -- the Department of Veterans affairs scandal and the horrific Islamist terrorist attacks in Paris....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is America Still Able To Defend Itself?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/changing_lanes/2014/11/13/is_america_too_postmodern_to_defend_itself.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth on whether the realities of war are too much for today's mass media sensibilities.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Disconnect Between Govt &amp; Veterans]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/changing_lanes/2014/11/10/the_dangerous_disconnect_between_government_veterans.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Can the New Congress Help Vets?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/changing_lanes/2014/11/10/how_can_the_new_congress_help_veterans.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Getting Veterans Out to Vote]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/changing_lanes/2014/11/10/getting_veterans_out_to_vote.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
							<description><![CDATA[RCP's Tom Bevan discusses how veterans voted in the midterm elections with Pete Hegseth, CEO of Concerned Veterans for America.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama's Head in the Sand]]></title>
							<link>http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzU1YjBiMDM4M2M0M2M0NmY3ZDc2NTk4M2M0YWEyNWI=</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Give an Iraq Plan <em>Before</em> You Visit Iraq?]]></title>
							<link>http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NjdmN2M3ZTQ3M2Q1NGY3ZTQ4NmQ4YmQ0YmIwMjY5MGQ=</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Pete Hegseth</author>
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