Crapo Comments on Hegseth Confirmation

Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), by a vote of 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote:

“For the past four years, the DOD has become too focused on identity politics and less focused on ensuring the United States Armed Forces are capable and ready to defend our national security at home and abroad.  At a time when threats to our national security are growing increasingly complex and unpredictable, we need a military that is ready for engagement from every angle.  Pete Hegseth will be an agent for change.  He will replace policies of appeasement with those of carefully-applied force.  I congratulate Secretary Hegseth on his confirmation.”

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