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“Pete / Hegseth” said in 24 of 84 transcripts, 61 times.
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Dec 8, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds roundtable meeting 3 times
…I didn't say that. This is ABC fake news. No, I—whatever Hegseth wants to do is okay with me. Oh, whatever he decides is…
…And it's always the same thing with you. I told you: Whatever Pete Hegseth wants to do is okay with me. And Democrats also. And…
Dec 2, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a cabinet meeting 14 times
…changed it back to what it was: the Department of War. And Pete is doing a great job. We ended eight wars. Think of that…
…go back before that, you couldn't get people to join the military, Pete, right? They didn't want anything to do with military. They wanted nothing…
…but we're going to go around the room, and we'll start with Pete, and you'll tell us about some of the achievements. And some of…
Nov 7, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister 1 time
…happen to like the Romanian people. I think they're great people. And, Pete, you may want to suggest something right there, please. And the relationship…
Oct 20, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Bilateral with Prime Minister of Australia 1 time
…move that was done by some very talented people, headed up by Pete and everybody else and our great generals—and general in particular, Raizin…
Oct 14, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Bilateral meeting with President of Argentina 1 time
…you, but the press is very dishonest. You have something to say, Pete? You know, we have an option here to—as you know, the…
Oct 9, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump's Bilateral meeting with President of Finland 1 time
…may move some around a little bit. I'd ask you that question, Pete. Go ahead. We have a lot of troops in Europe, as you…
Oct 9, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump Cabinet Meeting 2 times
…thank—I mean, some of the people—J.D., you were fantastic. And, Pete, you were great. Marco was fantastic. I mean, some of you were…
…and Pam and all of the people. If we needed the military, Pete will be there. We got a massive military. We have the best…
Sep 3, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…We're getting them out rapidly, but it's caused a tremendous problem. And Pete and all of the people that are working very hard to rectify…
Aug 26, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…in a row: zero. That's some job. Thank Tom and everybody. And, Pete, good job. Not surprised. Thank you very much. Chris, please. Right. Yes…
…people don't think of too much. Thank you very much. Great job. Pete. Yes. Good. That's good. That's great. I think I like Department of…
Aug 25, 2025 Meeting 4 times
…never existed before. And we're actually studying it, from the standpoint of—Pete Hegseth and everybody, we're studying it and studying it very carefully. This…
…Kristi Noem—who did a fantastic job. She's doing a fantastic job. Pete Hegseth has been incredible with the—as I call it, the "Department…
Jul 22, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…some fantastic military relationships with the Philippines, and that's been reinstituted. And, Pete, I would say that you were—you couldn't be happier—right?—with…
Jul 14, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…missiles, and they hit every single—Marco, is that right?—— ——every single—Pete?—every single target. And it was, I guess, on a scale of…
…we're talking about today is a very, very big day, and what Pete was doing—and me, too; I knew what Pete was doing—was…
Jul 8, 2025 Meeting 4 times
…have to get them out. And we are getting them out. So, Pete, you want to tell them about our great military and how well…
…people are really starting to see it. They're starting to appreciate it. Pete's done fantastically. That mission was a work of art. And I have…
…they make it too slowly, and we have to step them up, Pete, and let them make it at a much higher rate. Unfortunately, we…
Jul 7, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…into that area. I guess you probably know that better than anybody, Pete. They've been looking to going in, but they never had a President…
Jun 25, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…don't know. I mean, they—they did a report. I could have Pete talk to it, because his department did the report. They really don't…
…There aren't too many people that are going to be down there. Pete, do you have something to say about that? Flawless. And it said…
May 15, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…foolish things were happening. Stupid things were happening. And we just got—Pete, we just got the numbers. We had the highest enlistment numbers, just…
May 15, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…a system—because Biden didn't do a thing for 4 years, and Pete Buttigieg was the head, and he goes bicycling to work. He's—he…
Apr 30, 2025 Meeting 4 times
…about how they're doing and what's happening. And I could start with Pete on the left, because he's my least controversial person in the Cabinet…
…guarantee you, Biden didn't do this. He didn't do this. Go ahead, Pete. It's true. And the police, by the way. And fire. I always…
…Go ahead. Yes. That's right. Good. Thank you very much. Thank you, Pete. Howard. It's very important. De minimis, it's very—it's a big deal…
Apr 10, 2025 Meeting 4 times
…around and ask some of you a little short couple of answers. Pete just got back from Panama, and he's been all over the place…
…we want to be transparent. And we'll do that by starting with Pete. Go ahead, Pete. Right. We've moved a lot of troops to Panama…
…and I think it's in very good control, right? Okay, thank you, Pete. Very good. Howard. Good. Thank you very much. Good job. Linda. And…
Apr 7, 2025 Meeting 2 times
…We have a big problem that we've done—I think I'll ask Pete to maybe talk about it for a second, because a lot of…
…very badly damaged. Nobody else was able to do that but us. Pete, do you want to discuss that, please? We have a great military…
Mar 25, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…Good leader too. Yes. Ooh. And you'll do a great job. Thanks, Pete. Yes. They have stepped it up a lot—— ——Mexico and Canada. So…
Mar 13, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…soldiers go there. I don't know. What do you think about that, Pete? So—don't answer that, Pete. Don't answer that question—— But we have…
…Staff, and he's a highly respected man. He's going to be great. Pete is going to be fantastic. I have no doubt about it. We…
Feb 28, 2025 Meeting 1 time
…out—and as I've said many times when talking about it with Pete—many times, the only thing stopping those bullets is a human body…
Feb 26, 2025 Meeting 3 times
…If I had his place, I'd fire every single one of them, Pete. Pete, that's a very good question. I don't see big promotions in…
…that, I think they should give our equipment back. And I told Pete to study that. But we left billions—tens of billions of dollars…