Hegseth Called Trump 'Armchair Tough Guy' Back In 2016

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Of course he has, because he's an opportunist that doesn't believe in anything other than self promotion and is probably as big of a narcissist as Trump.
40% : But then when pressed he's an armchair tough guy," Hegseth said on Fox News in March 2016, noting that Trump sought his "own five military deferments.
33% : They first discussed the godawful stuff Hegseth has said that should disqualify him from the position no matter what else is out there, before moving onto what he's said about Trump.
29% : CNN's Andrew Kaczynski did some digging into some of Hegseth's past remarks about Trump, and it ain't pretty.
24% : "Before Trump secured the 2016 Republican nomination, Hegseth also attacked him for his five draft deferments during the Vietnam War, calling him an "armchair tough guy.
24% : ""[Trump is] all bluster, very little substance.
11% : "In October 2015, Hegseth further attacked Trump for flip-flopping his position on the war in Afghanistan - first saying he never supported the war and calling it a mistake before reversing that position - and condemned Trump's stance on the Iraq War and the veterans who fought in it.

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