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The Jack Carr Channel

From Wall Street to Iraq: The Pete Hegseth UNCENSORED Story

The Jack Carr Channel

Jack Carr

Society & Culture

4.92.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Pete Hegseth is the FOX News Channel co-host of FOX & Friends Weekend, a FOX Nation host, a #1 New York Times bestselling author, and U.S. Army combat veteran with service in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Guantanamo Bay. Beyond broadcasting, Pete has hosted multiple Fox Nation specials including Modern Warriors and The MisEducation of America. He also spearheaded the FOX Nation Patriot Awards. Previously, he served as CEO of Concerned Veterans for America. Pete earned degrees from Princeton and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He resides in Middle Tennessee with his wife Jenny and their seven children. His latest book, The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free, is available now. To learn more about Pete, follow him on Instagram, X, and Facebook @PeteHegseth. SPONSORS TARGETED: BEIRUT – The first in Jack’s new non-fiction series https://www.officialjackcarr.com/books/targeted-beirut/ Bravo Company Manufacturing: Visit us on the web at http://jackcarr.co/bcm and on Instagram @BravoCompanyUSA.com  SIG: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the legendary SIG SAUER P226. Learn more here - https://jackcarr.co/SIG40thP226  Jack Carr Gear: Explore the gear here - https://jackcarr.co/gear

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The No one really wanted to defend the war. I followed the herd after Princeton and went into

0:27.8

investment banking and I'll just never forget we had TVs in the trading floor area and it's just Iraq war coverage all day long and I just remember thinking I'm a capable

0:36.7

First Lieutenant like I'm trained what in the world am I doing here on I'm the trading floor in New York City,

0:44.3

just a regular old dude, and within a matter of months,

0:47.1

I'm in a Blackhawk and a night-air assault raid in Baghdad.

0:51.9

While we were fighting of war, there was a lot of spade work going on under the surface

0:55.9

inside America domestically that had changed our country.

0:59.1

Memories from Afghanistan.

1:00.1

What did you take away from the Afghanistan experience that was different from the Iraq experience?

1:04.4

So I had the opposite. I went't I don't think there is another

1:21.6

host on Fox News that is on as many shows as you are

1:26.7

I don't know. Ah, it's a good question. There are a lot to do a lot of things but it's hard for me to think of a show I haven't

1:33.9

been a part of at some point or guest hosted so yes I'm humbled to have a lot of

1:39.2

access to work with a lot of great shows. Oh man, and how on Arthur you're off today?

1:43.7

I feel like I see you every single day.

1:46.0

Well, yeah, I take the days I can to get outside when I'm home.

1:50.1

I do, you know, my day job is the weekend, Saturday, Saturday Sunday I happen to be off tomorrow so normally I'd be on a plane right now on my way to New York already

1:58.2

But then I've got a home studio here in Tennessee, so I can jump on any show you know throw a jacket on and

2:05.8

and over my shorts and knock out a segment you know that is awesome amazing well

2:12.3

I want to jump in and I want to I want to ask you about that path to Fox News.

2:15.7

I think people are very curious about how you go from the military into Fox News and to being

2:20.6

on so many shows.

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