FOX Business host Larry Kudlow gives his take on Defense Secretary nominee Trump's confirmation hearing on “Kudlow.”
As President Trump to reverse Joe Biden's foreign policy failures, he needs a true warrior Pete Hegseth at his side, and that's the subject of the riff. Pete Hegseth will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee tomorrow as President-elect Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense.
Before anyone says another word about his nomination, they should read the hottest report from Fox News Digital stating how spectacular his military ratings were. “Incredibly talented, battle-tested leader” is one description. The highly decorated veteran and former Fox News anchor has been described as displaying “outstanding” leadership skills throughout his military service, which includes deployments to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Here's a longer quote: “Assuming his platoon just days before deploying to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he effectively led his platoon through five months of combat. He planned and executed platoon operations from air strikes to defense.” forward operating bases.”
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The assessment goes on to describe how his squad remained physically and mentally prepared and captured the leader of an Al Qaeda cell in Iraq. It then describes his leadership skills in controlling his platoons, air support and other means of external combat support.
According to another report obtained by Fox News Digital, the evaluators described him as an “absolutely outstanding officer” who was “intelligent, mature and extremely gifted” and had become “a tremendous asset to his battalion and contributed immensely to the battalion's performance over the past six months.” ”
These assessments should be critical in upcoming Senate committee hearings. It's a tremendous report from Fox News Digital and should put to rest some of the false and unsubstantiated allegations leveled against him years ago, allegations that had nothing to do with his military fitness or his overall equipment. knowledge skills.
Veterans rally around Pete Hegseth and his nomination for Secretary of Defense. A floor meeting was held today, led by Senator Tommy Tuberville and Congressman Keith Self. Here's today's clip from Senator Tuberville:
TOMMY TUBERVILLE: “We don't need a general from the Pentagon. We've tried. We need a drill sergeant, someone who's been in two wars, someone who understands camaraderie and team and work ethic and time and restraint and respect.” we need to get back to everyday respect, loyalty and faith in this country with our military and that starts with Pete Hegseth being someone who believes in this country.”
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Tomorrow, hundreds more veterans are expected to gather peacefully in support of Pete Hegseth at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and other Washington DC landmarks. In addition to serving as a highly decorated war veteran in multiple theaters of war, Pete Hegseth was educated at Princeton and Harvard and wrote an important book called “The War on Warriors”—which argued the importance of ending the vigilante fixation on diversity, equity, and inclusion— in favor of reviving a warrior culture in the Pentagon and the armed services.
Joe Biden is leaving the White House with the world in an extremely dangerous place. Donald Trump is going to turn it all around, on America advantage. The Senate needs to put a true warrior, Pete Hegseth, alongside Mr. Trump to help him do this. That's the riff.
This article is adapted from Larry Kudlow's opening commentary for the January 13, 2025 edition of “Kudlow”.
