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← In His "State of the Force" Speech at Quantico, Pete Hegseth Calls Reporting on the Iran War "Treason, Actually" and Hands the Future of Warfare to Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich — Ruben Gallego Says "We Need the Press to Actually Be a Good Check," and Mark Kelly Asks Why People Who "Stand to Financially Benefit" Should Design It
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Pete Hegseth
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Secretary of Defense (MN)
Sep 30, 2026
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[State of the Force address at Quantico:] We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. Simple translation of that — no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals. Just warriors. … Project Meridian will be co-led by three of our nation's best minds, Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich.

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In His "State of the Force" Speech at Quantico, Pete Hegseth Calls Reporting on the Iran War "Treason, Actually" and Hands the Future of Warfare to Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich — Ruben Gallego Says "We Need the Press to Actually Be a Good Check," and Mark Kelly Asks Why People Who "Stand to Financially Benefit" Should Design It →

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