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Four days after the 2026 midterms, Trump posted, with no comment, a speech by his Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth. In it, Hegseth defends himself against impeachment, asks Congress for a $350 billion defense bill, and praises Trump as a martyr who "literally took a bullet for this nation." Posting it lets Trump receive that praise and get ahead of likely oversight from a new Congress without saying anything himself. The speech's main move is "they attack us because we are effective," which treats criticism as proof of success, and it compares Hegseth's impeachment directly to Trump's two. Its picture of the world is strictly two-sided: Democrats and "deep state radicals" who "really hate us," against "patriots," who "are now in control." Some lines go beyond normal partisan fighting. It approves of killing suspected drug traffickers ("Narco terrorists should die"), treats mass deportation as a job for the military, calls trans identity a mental illness, and ends by vowing to defend the country from "enemies, foreign and domestic," after spending the speech casting political opponents as enemies. No specific target or action is named, which is why the danger rating is elevated rather than high. With no caption, it's unclear whether Trump or his staff chose the clip.
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Four days after a midterm election he admitted went badly for Republicans, Trump spent Saturday treating Democrats' plans to investigate his administration as a crime. He said he was ordering the Justice Department to look into what he called extortion. He then wrote that the "SLEAZEBAGS should go t...
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But why do the Democrats and the deep state radicals really hate us? Because we tore down their sacred cows, one by one, and without apology. DEI is a Marxist ideology built to destroy us, so we crushed it. Diversity is not our strength, our unity is. Men and women, they're not the same thing, but in the military they must be held to the same standard. Strong young men who believe in something greater than themselves are admirable. Patriot extremism is not a thing, patriots are now in control. Being trans is a mental illness incompatible with military service. Combating climate change is not a military objective. Military bases should not be renamed in the name of understanding white rage. The faith of our founding fathers, well that faith belongs inside our formations. Generals work for elected civilians, not for the Pentagon bureaucracy. The press is free in America, but not free to roam our classified spaces here at the Pentagon. Narco terrorists should die, not be caught and released. Our allies should share the burden, not be burdens themselves. Sealing the border and mass deportations are military functions. And when we say that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon, we actually mean it. And we will do the hard work to ensure it under the leadership of President Trump. You see, because regardless of how people feel about the war, which I believe is a courageous and historic effort that will ensure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon, we need to continue, as President Trump did in his first term, to rebuild our military. That requires funding. And the Department of War must be funded to meet the moment right now. That includes a generational investment, a reconciliation bill of at least $350 billion to keep this department, our country, way ahead in a dangerous world. We need every vote from every patriotic member of Congress. You see, they attack me, they attack us because we are effective. It's not going to work. We will not back down. We put America and the warfighter first, always and without apology. And that fight continues in the lame duck Congress, especially our historic and vitally important budget. You see, Joe Biden and Lloyd Austin left our country and this department in a terrible place. And we have had to fight every single day to restore it. We ended the weird and the woke and elevated patriots and strength. And we've done so, as I said, without hesitation. Peace through strength is once again American military policy. Our commander in chief demands it, and so we deliver it. This is not about me, but of course, the other side, in case you've noticed, they're obsessed. A disgruntled, defeated congressman along with all his Democrat allies has also dropped sham articles of impeachment against yours truly. Just like they tried against President Trump twice. You see, their policies don't work, so their obsession with political theater disguised as power drives them to try to destroy their opponents. It's all about the politics of personal destruction. Didn't work against President Trump and it won't work with me. You can rest assured of that to the troops. Don't blink. Ignore the noise. Never hesitate. You see, all this is politics. You do real things. So stay the course. And as always, President Trump leads the way. In service of our nation, he has endured more than anyone can fathom. He literally took a bullet for this nation. He shook his fist and said, "Fight, fight, fight. And so will we." And I'll assure you, we have only just begun to fight. We are more determined than ever, more resolute than ever to finish what we have started. We will stand. We will fight. And we will defend this republic from all enemies, foreign and domestic. Godspeed and keep going.
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