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  • 7 months ago
On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Pentagon.
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00:00Did you know how many times I've been in this room?
00:07You'd have to tell me.
00:13Possibly more than me.
00:14But not with that picture on the wall.
00:18Not with that picture on the wall.
00:20Not with that picture, and not without Eric Carilla down there at the end of the table.
00:23Not with that.
00:27Absolute thanks and gratitude.
00:28And admiration for CENTCOM, for the U.S. military, for the Secretary of Defense, and the President of the United States.
00:40Magnificent.
00:42You have the gratitude of the people of Israel and the state of Israel, and I think of many, many others around the world.
00:48So first thing, thank you.
00:52Well, thank you.
00:53And I appreciate, there's a reason I pointed at Eric, and I know you recognize him too,
00:58because of the skill and the bravery and the courage of U.S. forces involved in that operation,
01:05including in the defense of Israel, whether it was in the Mediterranean or with THAAD batteries or others.
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