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'Happening quickly': Hegseth announces 'Iron Dome for America' on first day as defense sec

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: (L-R) Former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), President Trump?s nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee for FBI Director and Pete Hegseth, President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense depart inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS
Jennifer Bowers Bahney
January 27, 2025

Newly-confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Monday — his first day in the job — that President Trump will be issuing a spate of executive orders for the military, including one to create an "Iron Dome" defense system like the one used by Israel to deflect incoming missiles.

Trump promised to create an iron dome as a candidate if he were to win a second term.

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Hegseth made the comments as he arrived at the Pentagon, where he was greeted by Joint Chiefs Chairman General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., whom Hegseth has disparaged in the past as "woke" while calling for his resignation.

"Today, there are more executive orders coming that we fully support on removing DEI inside the Pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of Covid mandates, Iron Dome for America. This is happening quickly and as the secretary of defense, it's an honor to salute smartly, as I did as a junior officer and now as the secretary of defense to ensure these orders are complied with rapidly and quickly."

Watch the clip below via CNN.

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