RT @DODResponse: Secretary Hegseth's full statement at President Trump's seventh cabinet meeting:

Secretary Hegseth's full statement at President Trump's seventh cabinet meeting:

What do you want to know?.

. @POTUS "I think I like Department of War better. "

. @SECDEF "We don't want war. We don't seek it. You are the peace president because we are strong. Our enemies know what we will do."

. @SecDef It's not just about words. It's about the warrior ethos. It is about what the department is supposed to do. George Washington started the DEPARTMENT OF WAR because he wanted us to win our wars. The Founders did not want endless foreign entanglements."

Under President Trump's leadership, we are RESTORING DETERRENCE.

. @SecDef "Today happens to be the four-year anniversary of what happened at Abbey Gate in Afghanistan. "

. @SecDef delivered a message from our warriors to the President. "Thank you for your leadership, your boldness, your clarity, for your common sense. For providing a shield for the rest of us to put America first, and to apply peace through strength."

. @SecDef Under the previous administration, it was social justice, political correctness, divisive ideologies, seeping into the ranks and changing how well we do our job—NO MORE. Now it is ONLY merit-based, gender neutral, and color-blind. THE BEST OF THE BEST.

. @SecKennedy briefed the President on the Pete and Bobby Challenge!

. @POTUS "WE HAVE THE GREATEST MILITARY IN THE WORLD."

RT @SecDef: Four years ago, thirteen American service members gave their lives during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. Their sa….

This was definitely written by someone who COULD NOT complete the Pete and Bobby challenge.

. @POTUS "We remember these great thirteen souls. Should never have happened."

. @SecDef spoke on the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal:. "These families deserve answers. We will be honest about it and get to the bottom of it."

Zero murders in TWELVE DAYS.

.@POTUS "Pete, you started off by saying the Department of Defense. Somehow it didn’t sound good to me. It used to be called the Department of War. "

. @SecDef "The Defense Department is proud to be part of this task force, just like we have been on the southwest border, where crossings are at zero. We're really PROUD to be a part of defending the nation’s capital and ensuring it is SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL. "

. @POTUS "THERE HAVE BEEN ZERO MURDERS"

Our Guardsmen are focused on protecting federal assets and providing a safe environment for law enforcement officers making arrests. The streets of Washington D.C. are SAFER because of them.