In a significant demonstration of support, over 500 veterans, including former Navy SEALs, Green Berets, and service members from various branches, are set to march in Washington, D.C., tomorrow to back Pete Hegseth’s nomination for Secretary of Defense.
This event coincides with the commencement of Hegseth’s Senate confirmation hearings before the Armed Services Committee.
The march is being organized by former Navy SEALs Bill “Freak” Brown and Rob Sweetman, who have rallied a substantial number of veterans to converge on the nation’s capital.
Their plan includes assembling at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at 9 a.m., followed by a march to the hearing venue, aiming to fill the hearing room with supporters and line the surrounding areas to visibly demonstrate their backing, according to Starrs.
“The SEAL March for Pete Hegseth and attendance at hearing demonstrates strong and unwavering support from the warrior class for Pete Hegseth as he moves forward with his confirmation to become Secretary of Defense,” a press release for the event said per Breitbart.
On Monday, a select group convened at the Courtyard Washington in D.C.’s Foggy Bottom for a Meet & Greet event organized by 62Romeo.
The gathering features prominent attendees, including Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Representative Keith Self (R-TX), and a distinguished lineup of Navy SEAL veterans such as Bill Brown, Robert Sweetman, Kaj Larsen, Mitch Aguiar, Ian Schinelli, Jeff Gum, Kenny Bigbee, and other comrades who have served alongside Pete Hegseth.
“Two words for Pete Hegseth. Service and sacrifice. Service and sacrifice. The challenge of politics It’s politics. I’m not a politician. We’re warriors. The only way to transcend politics is service and sacrifice with your life for our inalienable rights. Pete Hexet served and sacrificed overseas, in Iraq and Afghanistan,” said former Navy SEAL Kenny Bigbee.
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BREAKING: A group of former Navy SEALs, Green Berets, & other veterans are holding a press conference in Washington, DC, demanding Pete Hegseth’s confirmation as Secretary of Defense.
“Pete Hegseth showed up and showed out to show his patriotism domestically, to represent our… pic.twitter.com/r3eJEjDRV1
— George (@BehizyTweets) January 13, 2025
Former Navy SEAL and current Congressman Derrick Van Orden, a strong supporter of Pete Hegseth, just blasted the Biden White House, claiming it is being run by “a bunch of 25-year-olds.”
“The world is the most dangerous it’s been since World War II, and that’s because of weak strategic leadership projected by Joe Biden. Excuse me. It’s the weak strategic leadership projected by the 25-year-old staffers that have been running the White House for four years,” said Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
“I stand corrected. Lloyd Austin? Travesty. Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley? Forget about it. They should be recalled to active duty and court-martialed for what they did in Afghanistan. Pete Hegseth understands one thing—one thing that we all learned with him in combat: You only take the children, our children, American children, to war if you have to. If you absolutely have to is the only time you go to war. And then, damn it, when you get there, you fight to win. Pete will be fighting to win. He’s gonna follow the leadership of Donald J. Trump.”
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Former Navy Seal and now Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WHO FULLY BACKS PETE HEGSETH) just lit up the Biden White House for being run by a bunch of TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD.
He also called out General Milley for his failures…
— Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) January 13, 2025
Sen. Tuberville also said during the press conference, “It’s great to be standing here with people like the SEALS, and all the veterans, and all the patriots, and all the ones that’s going to march tomorrow for Pete. I’ve known Pete for a few years. I wish we didn’t have to do this, but it still shows support,”
“You know, it’s not about the huge problems we’re having in this country, such as inflation, such as crime, bad education and borders; those are huge problems. Folks, you can’t fix anything unless you have a strong military to protect the people of this country. You can’t do that. That’s where it has to start.”
“The last four years has been an absolute disaster for our military,” Tuberville added.
“And again, we have a lot of good people, a lot of good men and women that believe in the United States of America. But we got to go forward. We have to have a leader. It all starts with one person. We don’t need a general from the Pentagon; we’ve tried that. We need a drill sergeant, somebody that’s been in two wars. Somebody that understands camaraderie, and team, and work ethic, and time restraint, and respect, personal respect, believing in yourself first; we’ve got to get all that back.”
“We got to get it back. We have no choice. If we don’t, it’s over. If we hadn’t got President Trump elected, it would [have] been over with these people running this country the way they’re running it. Running our military down. Putting all the woke, DEI agenda out there, it would have been an absolute continued disaster. It’s over.”
Watch the full press conference below:
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