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The Fox News Rundown

Extra: Americans Are Losing Trust In The U.S. Military. Why?

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

News, Daily News, Politics

3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Americans' confidence in the military is at its lowest level in over two decades. Military recruitment has been suffering as well, with the Army, Air Force, and Navy each expecting to fall short of their recruitment goals this year. These troubling trends come at a time of growing tensions with China grow, as well as increased instability in multiple regions around the world. Earlier this week, FOX News Correspondent Alex Hogan spoke with Florida Republican Congressman Michael Waltz on the FOX News Rundown about both the recruitment problem and why he says Americans are losing trust in the U.S. military. The former Green Beret discussed his perspective, what he thought pentagon officials and lawmakers could to do to strengthen the U.S. armed services at a time it is facing what he calls the "greatest threats" in America's history Congressman Waltz also reacted to a congressional forum held earlier this week where several Gold Star families -- who lost loved ones during America's 2021 exit from Afghanistan - called for accountability and shared their pain and disappointment. We made edits for time and thought you might like to hear our entire conversation with Congressman Mike Waltz. On today's FOX News Rundown Extra, you'll our entire conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:16.2

This is the Fox News rundown extra on Alex Hogan.

0:23.8

Americans confidence in the military is at its lowest level in over two decades.

0:28.3

The recruitment has been suffering as well with the Army, the Air Force, and Navy each

0:32.8

expecting to fall short of their recruitment goals this year.

0:36.0

And these troubling trends come at a time as tensions with China are only continuing

0:40.1

to grow as well as increased instability in multiple regions around the world.

0:44.8

Earlier this week, we spoke with Florida Republican Congressman Michael Waltz about both

0:49.4

why the recruitment problem is taking place and why he says Americans are losing trust

0:54.1

in the US military.

0:55.9

The former Green Beret discussed his perspective, what he thought the Pentagon officials and

1:00.9

lawmakers should do to strengthen the US armed services at a time when it is facing what

1:06.1

he calls, quote, the greatest threats in American history.

1:10.3

Congressman Waltz also reacted to a congressional forum that was held earlier this week where

1:15.6

several gold star families who lost their loved ones during America's 2021 exit from

1:20.8

Afghanistan.

1:22.2

They called for accountability, they share their pain and their disappointment.

1:26.8

We made some edits for time, but we thought that you might like to hear our entire conversation

1:30.8

with Congressman Mike Waltz.

1:32.5

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