Happy Fourth of July. I hope you're enjoying some much needed time off with good food and good people. We're glad we're some

of the people that get to spend time with you on the 4th of July.

This is Will Cain Country.

Today, on this best-of conversation, we go into the vault and share a conversation with my buddy,

former Fox and Friends weekend co-host and current Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegg said,

dubbed, believe it or not, one of the most sexually attractive men in news by john stewart no really

and we play the clip stewart minute has a jab he's mocking our interview with president

trump but somehow got distracted mid-rant by the ridiculous good looks from there we shift gears

diving into more serious territory, the launch of the

Texas Stock Exchange and why it matters. Pete calls it a Texas flex, and I connect it to the ideological

grip on Wall Street and Black Rock's quiet influence. But that's just the warm-up.

The heart of this conversation is Pete's new book, The War on Warriors. He makes the case that our military wants the most merit-based institution in America is being hollowed out from within.

DEI mandates, CRT dogma, even trans deployments, solid-roading standards, morale, and mission clarity.

Pete shares real stories from active duty service members and he

doesn't pull punches when naming names, including General Mark Millie. And now all of this is

changing. Now, before our eyes at the Pentagon. We wrap up, by the way, by asking the big question,

can Trump fix all of this in his second term, should we bring back the draft?

And what is the greatest threat to America today?

And spoiler alert, it's not China.

Pete says it's internal rot, the loss of identity, discipline, and meaning, and I agree.

This is one of those conversations that hits hards but needs to happen.

You see why President Trump tabbed him as Secretary of Defense.

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