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'The Five': Hegseth BATTLES Democrats at fiery House hearing

Fox News Clips May 2, 2026 5m 1,098 words
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"THAT IS A GUY WHO DOESN'T GIVE TWO Fs AND I WON'T SAY WHAT THOSE ARE BECAUSE I'M TALKING TO YOU. HIS TRAINING AT FOX. YEAH. IT'S LIKE IT JUST ALLOWS HIM TO RUN CIRCLES AROUND THESE BEFUDDLED DOPES. ALSO THEY JUST TALK OVER HIM. I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO MAKE A POINT IN THE PREVIOUS BLOCK ABOUT HOW..."

[0:00] THAT IS A GUY WHO DOESN'T GIVE [0:03] TWO Fs AND I WON'T SAY WHAT THOSE [0:05] ARE BECAUSE I'M TALKING TO YOU. [0:07] HIS TRAINING AT FOX. [0:09] YEAH. [0:10] IT'S LIKE IT JUST ALLOWS HIM TO [0:13] RUN CIRCLES AROUND THESE [0:15] BEFUDDLED DOPES. [0:16] ALSO THEY JUST TALK OVER HIM. [0:17] I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO MAKE A [0:19] POINT IN THE PREVIOUS BLOCK ABOUT [0:20] HOW REMEMBER THE HEARING WHEN [0:22] THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN MINNESOTA [0:23] COMES AND THE REPUBLICANS NEVER [0:24] LET HIM TALK. [0:25] YEAH. [0:25] AND SO IT'S LIKE WELL YOU CAN'T [0:28] ACTUALLY FAULT ELLISON FOR THAT. [0:29] ELLISON WAS SMART. [0:30] SO HE WAS A GOOD WITNESS BECAUSE [0:32] HE KEPT HIS MOUTH SHUT. [0:33] AND THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE HERE. [0:34] PETE WAS LIKE, OH, I CAN I CAN DO [0:36] THE SAME. [0:36] YEAH. [0:37] I CAN FIGHT BACK WITH YOU AS [0:39] WELL. [0:39] I DON'T THINK THAT WE LEARNED A [0:41] LOT. [0:41] ONE OF THE PARTS LINES OF [0:43] QUESTIONING WAS ABOUT THE [0:44] SPENDING, RIGHT? [0:45] AND THEY WERE LIKE HOW DARE YOU [0:46] SPEND THIS MONEY? [0:47] BUT WHAT ABOUT THE EV TAX [0:49] CREDITS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT [0:51] YOU SPENT MONEY ON THAT DID NOT [0:53] GO TO TAKING OUT THE WORLD'S [0:54] TERROR SPONSOR. [0:56] TERROR SPONSOR. [0:58] I STILL FEEL LIKE THE, YOU KNOW, [1:00] THE PRESIDENT IS BEING [1:01] PATIENT. [1:02] THE IRAN, ACTUALLY THE DEMOCRATS [1:04] ALSO SAID THAT IRAN IS NOT, IS [1:06] WINNING, OR THAT THEY HAVE A [1:07] WINNING HAND. [1:08] BUT IF YOU READ THE WALL STREET [1:10] JOURNAL STORY TODAY ABOUT IRAN'S [1:11] ECONOMY, IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEING [1:12] STARVED. [1:13] NOW THE PROBLEM IS THE IRGC DOESN'T [1:15] CARE ABOUT THAT. [1:16] BUT AT SOME POINT THE RUBBER WILL [1:18] HIT THE ROAD. [1:19] GOOD GOD, DANA. [1:21] YEAH, LOOKS LIKE, HAROLD, IF IRAN [1:23] HAS A WINNING HAND, I WOULD VENTURE [1:25] TO SAY FOUR FINGERS ARE PROBABLY [1:27] MISSING. [1:30] I THINK DP IS RIGHT. [1:32] WE DIDN'T LEARN A WHOLE LOT. [1:34] I THINK IT AMAZES ME THAT WE, [1:37] I SHOULDN'T SAY IT AMAZES ME, IT [1:38] IS UNFORTUNATE WE'VE SET NOW A [1:40] PARADIGM FOR HOW YOU GO TOWARDS [1:41] IN A HEARING. [1:42] DEMOCRATS DO IT. [1:43] YOU TALKED ABOUT THE ATTORNEY [1:44] JOURNAL. [1:45] THERE'VE BEEN OTHER DEMOCRATS WHO [1:46] DO IT AND REPUBLICANS DO IT AS [1:47] WELL. [1:48] I THOUGHT THAT SECRETARY HECKSTATH, [1:50] THE QUESTION THAT HE ANSWERED I [1:51] THOUGHT MOST CLEARLY AND I GIVE [1:52] HIM CREDIT FOR IS THAT MILITARILY [1:54] WE HAVE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL IN [1:56] THIS EFFORT. [1:57] BUT I THINK EVEN HE HAD TO [1:59] ACKNOWLEDGE FOR SOME OF HIS [2:00] ANSWERS AND EVEN SOME OF THE [2:01] QUESTIONS IMPLICATED THAT WE HAVE [2:03] YET TO FIGURE OUT THE ANSWERS TO [2:04] THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. [2:07] THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE IS HOW DO [2:08] WE ENSURE THAT THE URANIANS DON'T [2:10] HAVE THE URANIUM NEEDED TO [2:11] ENRICH A NUCLEAR WEAPON. [2:13] WE'VE SEEN SOME REPORTING FROM [2:16] REPITABLE NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER [2:17] OUTLETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SAYING [2:19] THAT THEY PROBABLY HAVE ENOUGH [2:22] AND IT MAY BE SOME OF IT MAY BE [2:24] BURIED BUT WE DON'T KNOW ALL THE [2:26] FACTS THERE. [2:27] AND TWO, HOW DO YOU GET THE [2:28] STRAIGHT OF HUMOS OPEN WHICH ONLY [2:30] MATTERS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE [2:31] BECAUSE IT WAS CITED TODAY I [2:33] THINK BY AAA THAT THE AVERAGE [2:36] GALLON GASOLINE COST IS $4.23. [2:40] NOW MOST AMERICANS, AGAIN, I [2:42] THINK DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THE [2:43] INTRECACIES OF THE STRAIGHT AND [2:45] INTRECACIES OF HOW MUCH URANIUM IT [2:46] TAKES TO, IT NEEDS TO ENRICH A [2:48] NUCLEAR WEAPON. [2:49] BUT THEY DO KNOW THAT THEY'RE [2:50] PAYING MORE THAN $4 A GALLON. [2:52] AGAIN, I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON [2:53] POLITICS BUT I FEEL COMFORTABLE [2:56] SAYING THAT OVER THE NEXT, OVER [3:00] THE LAST 50 YEARS, NO INCUMBENT [3:02] PARTY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN AN [3:03] ELECTION WHEN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE [3:04] BELIEVE THEY'RE PAYING TOO MUCH [3:05] AT THE PUMP. [3:06] I'M NOT ROOTING FOR THIS. [3:08] I'M ACTUALLY ROOTING FOR OUR [3:10] COUNTRY AND ROOTING, AND IF IT [3:12] TAKES A LITTLE LONGER WITH THIS, [3:13] IF WE HAVE A STRATEGY TO GET OUT [3:15] OF IT, I GET IT. [3:16] BUT I THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE [3:17] ARE QUICKLY LOSING THEIR SENSE [3:18] OF HUMOR AROUND THE HIGH COST OF [3:19] GASOLINE. [3:20] TRIPLE A, EXCELLENT SOURCE. [3:24] YOU'RE LITERALLY HERE BECAUSE [3:25] YOU'RE A POLITICAL EXPERT. [3:26] I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. [3:28] I HOPE THEY'RE NOT LISTENING. [3:30] EMILY, YOU KNOW WHAT I, THE [3:32] GREAT THING ABOUT PETE IS, BESIDES [3:34] HIS HAIR, HE TOLD EVERYONE WHAT [3:37] HE WAS GOING TO DO IN HIS BOOK. [3:40] EVERYTHING THAT HE IS DOING WAS [3:44] CHAPTERS, REVITALIZING THE [3:46] MILITARY, CREATING THE SECRETARY [3:48] OF WAR, A DEPARTMENT OF WAR, A [3:52] MACHINE BUILT FOR WAR, GETTING [3:54] DEI OUT. [3:55] THIS IS WHY IT SEEMS EASY FOR HIM [3:57] BECAUSE HE'S JUST DOING WHAT HE [3:58] SAID HE'S DOING. [3:59] HOLDING ENEMIES [4:00] ACCOUNTABLE IN SPECIFIC [4:01] CONFLICTS THAT OTHER [4:02] ADMINISTRATIONS JUST KICK DOWN [4:03] THE ROAD. [4:04] WHAT I LOVE SO MUCH ABOUT IT, [4:05] TOO, IS THAT IT'S SORT OF LIKE [4:07] WATCHING A CHARACTER THAT YOU [4:08] RESONATE WITH WHERE YOU'RE LIKE [4:09] FINALLY WHAT I'M SEEING SOMEONE [4:10] SAY IS EXACTLY WHAT I'M HOPING [4:12] THEY WILL SAY, WHICH OFTENTIMES [4:13] HAPPENS WITH THE PRESIDENT. [4:14] BUT IT WAS SO POWERFUL COMING [4:16] FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR AGAINST [4:17] SO MUCH OF THESE POMPASS, [4:19] STUFFED CONGRESS PEOPLE WHO WE [4:21] SEE SORT OF SKUER AND ARE SO [4:24] SELF-CONGRATULATORY ABOUT THESE [4:25] BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE [4:27] SERVING IN UNIFORM AND SERVING [4:28] AND DOING THE BEST THAT THEY [4:29] CAN IN THE CABINET. [4:30] AND I THOUGHT THE BEST POINT [4:31] HE MADE AND THE MOST [4:32] PRESCIENT FOR EVERYONE, [4:33] ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF OUR [4:34] A BLOCK CONVERSATION. [4:35] HE SAID THE BIGGEST [4:36] CHALLENGE, THE BIGGEST [4:37] ADVERSARY THAT WE FACE, MEETING [4:38] THE U.S.A. AT THIS POINT HE [4:40] SAYS ARE THE RECKLESS, FECKLESS [4:42] AND DEFEATEST WORDS OF [4:43] CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS AND [4:44] SOME REPUBLICANS. [4:45] AND HE ASKED IN QUESTION TO ONE [4:47] OF THE CONGRESS PEOPLE TRYING [4:48] TO SKUER HIM, HE SAID WHO ARE [4:50] YOU CHEERING FOR? [4:51] YOUR HATRED FOR TRUMP BLINDS [4:53] YOU AND THAT'S A POINT VERY [4:55] WELL TAKEN HERE AS WE WATCH HOW [4:57] THE HILL GOVERNS, HOW THEY [4:58] AREN'T BIPARTISAN AND WHO THE [5:00] QUESTION REMAINS, WHO ARE THEY [5:01] ROOTING FOR? [5:02] BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF [5:04] THINGS THAT THEY SAY ARE VERY [5:05] ANTI-U.S. [5:08] HE SAID WHAT IS THE COST OF [5:11] IRAN HAVING A NUCLEAR WEAPON THAT [5:12] THEY WIELD? [5:13] JESSE, LAST WORD TO YOU. [5:15] MAKE IT UNMEMORABLE. [5:17] NO PROBLEM. [5:19] YOU GET THE SENSE LISTENING TO [5:21] THE ADMINISTRATION IS THAT YOU [5:22] HAVE A WING OF THE TEAM THAT [5:24] WANTS TO WAIT THE BLOCKADE OUT [5:26] AND SEE HOW MUCH THEY SUFFER [5:29] AND HOW FAST THEY COULD [5:30] COLLAPSE. [5:31] AND THEN THERE'S THE OTHER WING [5:33] THAT SAYS I DON'T WANT TO WAIT [5:34] AROUND FOR THAT. [5:35] WE COULD BE WAITING FOREVER. [5:36] MAYBE HIT HIM ONE MORE TIME. [5:38] GREAT WHATEVER. [5:39] I WASN'T LISTENING. [5:40] WHO'S GOING TO WIN THAT [5:41] ARGUMENT, YOU THINK? [5:42] BOTH SIDES. [5:43] COMING UP, DICKS! [5:49] BE SURE TO LIKE AND [5:50] SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL THE FOX NEWS [5:51] LATEST ON YOUTUBE AND CATCH [5:53] FULL SHOWS STREAMING NOW ON FOX ONE.

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