00:00On Easter Sunday, President Trump threatened to destroy Iran's bridges and power plants, writing, quote,
00:06Open the fucking strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in hell. Just watch.
00:12My office's phones have been ringing off the hook.
00:15I've heard from so many military families concerned about the president's mental fitness
00:19and whether he's fit to serve as our commander-in-chief, given that he's sending their loved ones into harm's
00:23way.
00:2413 American troops have died.
00:26More than 380 have been wounded.
00:28The Strait of Hormuz, which was wide open, is now closed.
00:32Less than 90% of traffic through the strait is still not going, despite the ceasefire.
00:37Mr. Secretary, I'm asking about what's happening right now.
00:39Did you explain that to your constituents when Joe Biden was asleep at the wheel and he had an AWOL
00:43secretary defense?
00:43Okay, Mr. Secretary, how about this next post?
00:46How can I explain this next post to my constituents?
00:49On Easter Sunday, President Trump threatened to destroy Iran's bridges and power plants, writing, quote,
00:56Open the fucking strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in hell.
01:00Just watch.
01:01And two days later, President Trump wrote, quote,
01:04A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.
01:08I don't want that to happen, but it probably will.
01:11My office's phones have been ringing off the hook.
01:14I've heard from so many military families concerned about the president's mental fitness
01:18and whether he's fit to serve as our commander-in-chief, given that he's sending their loved ones into harm's
01:23way.
01:23Our troops who have shown incredible bravery and tactical proficiency deserve to know that their leaders are focused and stable.
01:32So, Mr. Secretary, you are with the president a lot, and it pains me to even have to ask this
01:38about our president,
01:39but my constituents' lives are at stake.
01:42Do you believe that the president is mentally stable enough to be the commander-in-chief?
01:48Did you ask the same question of Joe Biden for four years?
01:51Mr. Secretary, Joe Biden is not the president.
01:54Mr. Trump has been president for a year and a half, and I'm asking you right now.
01:57And I won't even engage with the level of disparagement that you're putting on the commander-in-chief,
02:01who indeed is, I mean, every single day.
02:06Mr. Secretary, Biden is not the president.
02:08He's the sharpest, most insightful commander-in-chief we've had in generations.
02:11And you want to compare, I mean, you want to ask that question after you and your fellow Democrats defended
02:15Joe Biden,
02:16who could barely speak and didn't know what day of the week it was?
02:17Mr. Secretary, as you know, as you know.
02:19He governed through an auto pen.
02:20He had a secretary of defense who went AWOL for a week.
02:23I can't be gone for ten minutes without a little bit.
02:26I will reclaim my time.
02:27Thank you so much.
02:27Your lady's time.
02:28She reclaimed it.
02:29So, as Mr. Jimenez said, we should be taking leaders at their word.
02:33So, is there a reason that we should not be taking our leader at his word?
02:37Iran should not underestimate the will of President Trump and the United States military to achieve our mission.
02:44Okay.
02:45Well, I want you to know this is not a partisan thing.
02:47In fact, many, many Democrats have had, many, many Republicans have had these same questions.
02:52Marjorie Taylor Greene said he's out of control and he's gone insane.
02:57Candace Owens said the 25th Amendment needs to be invoked.
03:00Megan Kelly, Tucker Carlson, who you used to work with, Alex Jones, Stephanie Grisham, the lifts could go on.
03:06So, how do I explain to my constituents that while they are in harm's way, their commander-in-chief is
03:12posting these unhinged posts?
03:15How did you explain to your constituents what happened on October 6th or what happened in Afghanistan or what happened
03:21with the debacle and the withdrawal in Afghanistan where the troops were left?
03:24How did you explain that to Joe Biden's leadership?
03:26Mr. Secretary, I'm not asking you about the previous administration.
03:27How did you explain that to the Marines that didn't get medals, that we restored their medals because of that
03:31disastrous withdrawal in Afghanistan?
03:32Mr. Secretary, I'm asking about what's happening right now.
03:33Did you explain that to your constituents when Joe Biden was asleep at the wheel and he had an AWOL
03:37Secretary of Defense?
03:37Okay, Mr. Secretary, how about this next post?
03:39How can I explain this next post to my constituents?
03:47I'm Jewish, so this doesn't really bother me, but my understanding is that this is quite offensive to many Christians.
03:54So, how do you explain this post?
03:56I'm not here to explain posts.
03:58We have an incredible commander-in-chief who puts our troops first.
04:01I'm here for a budget hearing about our troops.
04:03This is about our troops.
04:04It's a historic budget that's giving us a chance to defeat our adversaries, and President Trump is doing that in
04:10world-class fashion.
04:11This is about our troops.
04:12We have claimed your time, Mr. Secretary.
04:14This is about our troops.
04:15This is about who is commanding our troops and if our troops can trust that they are being sent into
04:20harm's way under good strategy.
04:22The mental stability of our commander-in-chief is deeply important to our troops.
04:27It's deeply important to this country.
04:29It is our troops live at stake.
04:29It wasn't important to you during Joe Biden.
04:31I'll remind you that when there were concerns, Democrats came together, and he was not our nominee for president, so
04:37I encourage you to do have the same courage that Democrats had.
04:41Mr. Secretary, you keep saying that he is the best commander-in-chief we've ever had, the best negotiator.
05:08Mr. Secretary, if you think that this is what winning looks like, then maybe we should be questioning your mental
05:14stability.
05:14Maybe you are the one responsible for this failure, and the president should think about replacing you.
05:19Mr. Chairman, I yield back.
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