Larry Kudlow on Pete Hegseth’s nomination

How? President Trump reverses Joe Biden’s foreign policy failures, he needs a real fighter Pete Hegsett on his side, and that’s the theme of the riff.

Before anyone says another word about his nomination, they should read Fox News Digital’s hot press report on how impressive his military credentials were. “Incredibly talented, battle-proven leader” is one description and the former Fox News host has been described as having “outstanding” leadership skills during his military service, which includes stints in Cuba, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay in Afghanistan. placement in prison.

Here is a longer quote. “Just days before deploying to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he led his platoon through five months of combat. He planned and executed platoon operations from air strikes to forward base defense.”

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The assessment goes on to describe how his platoon remained physically and mentally prepared to capture an al-Qaeda cell leader in Iraq.

According to another report obtained by Fox News Digital, 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 a great contributor had during the activity of the battalion. in the last six months.”

These assessments should be crucial in the upcoming Senate committee hearings. It’s a huge report from Fox News Digital, and it should put to rest some of the false and unproven allegations that have been leveled against him for years, allegations that have nothing to do with his military. with training or his general condition. management skills.

Veterans rally around Pete Hegsett and his nomination for Secretary of Defense.A closed-door rally led by Senator Tommy Tuberville and Congressman Keith Self. Here’s an excerpt from Senator Tuberville today.

TOMMY TUBERVILLE. “We don’t need a Pentagon general. We need a drill sergeant, someone who’s been in two wars, someone who understands the camaraderie and the work ethic and the restraint and the respect. We need to come back every day of respect, loyalty and faith in this country with our military, and it all starts with Pete Hegsett, who believes in this country.”

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Hundreds more veterans are expected to rally peacefully in support of Pete Hegsett at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and other sites in Washington, D.C. In addition to serving as a highly decorated veteran in several theaters of war, Pete Hegsett was educated at Princeton and Harvard and wrote an important book. Titled War Against Warriors, which insists on diversity awakened the importance of ending fixation: fairness and inclusivity in favor of the Pentagon and revitalizing the warrior culture of the armed services.

Joe Biden is leaving the White House in an extremely dangerous place with the world. Donald Trump intends to completely turn that around, to America advantage. The Senate should put a real fighter, Pete Hegsett, on Mr. Trump’s side to help him do that. That’s the riff.

This article is adapted from Larry Kudlow’s opening commentary in the January 13, 2025 edition of Kudlow.