See part of Pete Hegseth’s opening statement before hearing
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of Defense, is set to begin confirmation hearings Tuesday on Capitol Hill. In his opening statement obtained by NBC News, he leans into his outside perspective. “It's time to give someone with dust on his boots the helm,” he is expected to say. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.
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