{"id":2398152,"date":"2025-02-03T08:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T13:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-hegseth-visits-border-for-first-time-as-defense-secretary\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T08:55:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T13:55:01","slug":"pete-hegseth-visits-border-for-first-time-as-defense-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-hegseth-visits-border-for-first-time-as-defense-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Hegseth visits border for first time as defense secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpete-hegseth-visits-border-for-first-time-as-defense-secretary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2398152&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Defense Secretary Pete \u2062Hegseth is scheduled \u200cto visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-to-hold-hearing-on-bidens-border-wall-waste-after-washington-examiner-reporting\/\" title=\"Congress to investigate Biden&#039;s ... wall spending following Washington Examiner&#039;s report.\">southern\u2063 border<\/a> for the first time since taking office. His visit follows\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/25-states-oppose-bidens-proposed-ban-on-traveling-natural-gas-by-train\/\" title=\"25 States Oppose Biden\u2019s Proposed Ban on Traveling Natural Gas by Train\">significant decreases<\/a> in encounters with immigrants at the border, reported\u200c to have decreased by 93%. Homeland \u2063Security\u2062 secretary Kristi Noem recently visited the border as well. Under \u2063the\u2062 previous administration of President\u2062 Trump,\u2063 the U.S. Army and Marines deployed troops to the\u200b southern\u200b border, and further deployments \u2063are anticipated. Hegseth emphasized the \u200dimportance of achieving &#8220;100% operational control of the border,&#8221; linking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">border security<\/a> directly to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">national security<\/a>. \u2063He is also \u2064expected to visit Fort \u200bBliss, a significant military base near the border. \u200bHegseth has expressed support for TrumpS \u2063immigration policies, including \u200dthe controversial idea of\u200d housing criminal illegal immigrants at Guantanamo Bay. His confirmation as Defense Secretary was narrowly secured, needing Vice\u200b President JD Vance to cast a tiebreaking\u2063 vote.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pete Hegseth to visit border for first time as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-president-trump-spring-a-trap-on-treasonous-democrats-on-election-night\/\" title=\"Did President ... Spring a Trap on Treasonous Democrats on Election Night?\">defense secretary<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1966783\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Defense Secretary <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> will visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">southern border<\/a> Monday for the first time since taking his post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>His visit comes as encounters with immigrants at the southern border have decreased by 93%, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. On Sunday, Noem made her first visit to the border since her confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>Under President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration, the U.S. Army deployed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3297563\/pentagon-deploy-troops-us-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"1,000 troops\">1,000 troops<\/a> while the Marines deployed 500. More are expected to deploy to the area. Before Trump took office, there were 2,500 active-duty U.S. forces stationed at the border.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;POTUS wants 100% operational control of the border &mdash; and we will deliver,&rdquo; Hegseth wrote on X. &ldquo;BORDER SECURITY IS NATIONAL SECURITY.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TOMORROW: I&rsquo;ll be visiting our troops on the southern border. <\/p>\n<p>POTUS wants 100% operational control of the border&mdash;and we will deliver.<\/p>\n<p>BORDER SECURITY IS NATIONAL SECURITY. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DBlbTcv7Nz\">https:\/\/t.co\/DBlbTcv7Nz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteHegseth\/status\/1886192342819909933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hegseth will also pay a visit to Fort Bliss, the 1.12-million-acre Army base on the border of New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. Some 90,000 soldiers, including their families, live there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new defense secretary has voiced his support for Trump&rsquo;s immigration policies. Hegseth agreed with the president&rsquo;s plan to house criminal illegal immigrants in Guantanamo Bay, calling it &ldquo;the perfect place.&rdquo; Hegseth served a year at Guantanamo Bay with the Army guarding detainees.<\/p>\n<p>Senators voted on a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3300153\/hegseth-confirmed-defense-secretary-vance-vote-mcconnell-rebel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">narrow confirmation<\/a>&nbsp;for Hegseth&nbsp;that required Vice President JD Vance to be the tiebreaker.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1966783\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1966783\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pete Hegseth to visit southern border for the first time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2398153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pete-hegseth-dei-months-dead.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35231,35456,48805,23344,44930],"class_list":["post-2398152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-border-visit","tag-defense-secretary","tag-military-leadership","tag-national-security","tag-pete-hegseth"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pete-hegseth-dei-months-dead.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2398152"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398156,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398152\/revisions\/2398156"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}