It s The Sound Of Ingrates Pete Hegseth Calls Out Protestors At National Guard Ceremony In D C

Stephen, thank you very much. To everything you said, yes and amen. And General, thank you for your leadership. Attorney General, thank you for being here, for backing us up along the way. To the entire team, to the soldiers here, thank you for everything you're doing. Thank you for waiting out here in the sun. I'm to blame. Sorry I had a meeting go long. I never want to make a formation stand out any longer than it has to because I've stood in your formation before, waiting for somebody to show up so I can get on and do my job. And that's the beautiful part about what you do. You do your job no matter what. In fact, this background noise this morning is perfect. It's the sound of ingrates, of ingratitude, of people who are so blinded by ideology they can't see law and order and common sense in front of them. That there's nothing ideological about this group. There's nothing political about this exercise. Law and order is something all Americans deserve. Black, white, rich, poor, man or woman from D.C. or far-flung places in this country. And the beautiful thing is when I look out at that, this group, that's all of you from all across this great country. You're not from Washington, most of you. But this is your capital and you believe in this 250th year that it should be safe and it should be secure for every single citizen that lives here and every single citizen that comes to visit in this 250th year. And you do it whether it's cold, whether it's raining, whether it's snowing or whether it's 100 degrees on the 4th of July. See, these ingrates will fade away. They'll go back to wherever they came from. You will do your job and you will do it professionally, with courage, boldly, assisting with arrests, helping people who need help. The crime rate here has dropped in staggering amounts and the media won't want to admit it because of course they'd have to give credit to President Trump and then they'd have to give present credit to the Department of War or to Stephen Miller. But courageous men like President Trump and Stephen who said enough is enough are the reason why this city is a safe and beautiful place 250 years into our great republic. And it's incredible Americans like you who ignore the noise and you do your job and you do it with courage and you do it with professionalism and you do it because you love your country. Which is why you raise your right hand in the first place. It's why you put this uniform on to begin with. It's because you, this town loves to talk about elites and there's a lot of famous people in this town. But when I talk about elites, I'm talking about all of you. The real one percent, the real one percent of America who raised your right hand to serve something bigger than yourself when you could have done anything else. And then you do the difficult tough job that no one else is willing to do. And you stand beside law enforcement here and you ensure that our capital is safe and secure. It's a righteous and beautiful mission and what an honor it is to stand with you in the 250th year of our great republic. Where it is always required men and women like you for 250 years to stand up and do the right thing when it's difficult. And that's precisely what you have done in this DC safe and beautiful mission. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew, Andy Wolfe. We lost Sarah and Andy was almost almost killed and has had a near miraculous recovery. Just want to give a moment of silence as we remember Sarah and Andrew this this uh this morning. Thank you and amen. They died so that others may live. And as the bible says there's no higher calling. You are willing to put your life on the line for other people. It's a testament to who you are. Thank you for keeping this city safe. You make our country proud at 250 years and future generations will stand on your shoulders to ensure America's capital and this great republic endures for another 250. It's an honor to serve you and please know every single day we have your back in everything that you do. God bless you. God bless our capital and God bless America at 250 years. Thank you very much.