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http://defense.gov 21-02-2025 20:00:27
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. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has landed at Fort Bliss, TX. We will SECURE our Southern Border and have 100% OPERATIONAL CONTROL at the border.

. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is en route to the New Mexico National Defense Area. BORDER SECURITY IS NATIONAL SECURITY.

. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was just presented with a challenge coin by our border soldiers.

For too long, our Southern border was poorly equipped and understaffed, and our warfighters were RESTRICTED from doing their jobs. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fixed it.

. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth “You’re standing on a national defense area. This may as well be a military base inside the United States of America… Any illegal that attempts to enter this zone is entering a MILITARY BASE. A federally protected area… YOU WILL BE DETAINED.”

. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth under the previous admin. “If you jumped over the border war, or you walked onto sovereign US soil, you were greeted probably with a blanket… When President Donald J. Trump was elected he followed through on his promise and said we will get 100% OPERATIONAL CONTROL of the southern


. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth "If you are an illegal crossing, you will be MONITORED, and you will be DETAINED by U.S troops... You can be looking up to TEN YEARS IN PRISON when prosecuted."

. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth “The cartels on the other side (who are designated as a foreign terrorist organization) know that WE MEAN BUSINESS.”

Approx. 11,800 troops are currently defending our southern border from illegal invaders A 379% increase from January 19, 2025 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Pete Hegseth means BUSINESS

. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth “If you try to come in illegally as a cartel, smuggle or traffic. You will be DETAINED by the U.S. military. You will then be handed to CBP. Then, you will be handed to U.S. Department of Justice, where you will be charged to the MAXIMUM EXTENT OF THE LAW.”






