Extra: A Combat Vet on Masculinity, the Military, and Uniting America

The Fox News Rundown

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Daily News, News, Politics

3.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

The Trump administration’s push to return the U.S. military to "basics" emphasizes a warrior ethos, readiness, and accountability. But behind the uniform, service members navigate deeply nuanced human experiences. Marine combat veteran and Dark Horse author A.J. Pasciuti joined the FOX News Rundown with Lisa Brady recently to share his raw lessons on loss, leadership, and the critical role of empathy in both war and life. Pasciuti also explains how his experiences on the battlefield have shown that Americans can overcome political divides to achieve great things, and how he hopes that celebrating America's 250th birthday will unite the country. We often have to cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full conversation. Today on the FOX News Rundown Extra, we share our entire interview with A.J. Pasciuti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Fox News Rundown Extra.
0:06.1	And Lisa Brady.
0:07.7	There's been a big push during the second Trump term to get back to basics in the U.S. military.
0:13.1	War Secretary Pete Higset emphasizing a warrior ethos,
0:16.8	readiness and accountability instead of ideology,
0:19.8	even at a time of broader debate about certain
0:22.5	masculine traits being either detrimental or unfairly stigmatized. But service members are human,
0:28.9	with nuanced experiences and many lessons that can be applied to life in general. We spoke with
0:35.0	Amatangelo Paschuti, or AJ, Marine Combat Veteran and author of
0:40.1	Dark Horse, harnessing hidden potential in war and life about what he's learned on loss,
0:45.4	leadership, the strength of empathy, and his call for hope through serving the greater good.
0:50.9	We made some edits for time and thought you might like to hear more. Thanks for listening.
0:55.1	And if you haven't already, please subscribe to the weekday Fox News Rundown podcast. Now here's
1:00.3	AJ Paschuti on the Fox News Rundown Extra.
1:07.9	Okay, so first off, you've had quite a life experience so far.
1:14.4	Probably could have written a variety of books, I want to say.
1:18.2	Why this one?
1:19.3	Where did Dark Horse come from?
1:21.0	Well, thank you.
1:21.9	First of all, thank you so much for having me on the show.
1:24.0	I really do appreciate it.
1:25.7	You know, I think Dark Horse itself, the meaning
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