United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated that the Pentagon will work to ensure Israel has what it needs to defend itself.
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Bannon`s War RoomOct 7, 2026
Austin's statement that the Department of Defense 'will work to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself' is confirmed verbatim by the primary War.gov release and a separate ABC News report quoting it.
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… I'm a powder guy. There's another anniversary also, three years ago today, October 7. We were covering this live. It was a Saturday morning. War Room. Poso jumped on right away. Let's go and play some clips on that, and then I'll jump in. Secretary Austin has said the Pentagon will work to ensure Israel, quote, "has what it needs to defend itself." That's a statement that's just been released from Reuters by the United States Defense Secretary, Austin. Admiral, what would that look like in terms of aid from the United States? …
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Supports. The official War.gov statement from Secretary Austin says the Department of Defense 'will work to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself,' matching the claim's wording.[3]
Supports. ABC News quotes Austin's statement that the Department of Defense 'will work to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself' in its October 2023 live coverage, corroborating the primary release.[4]
Context. AP and Reuters reporting from October 2023 describe Austin's broader pledges of support for Israel, including moving forces closer to Israel, but do not contain this specific quote.[1][2]
Sources
4 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Blinken and Austin bolster US support for Israel as ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2US to send military ships, aircraft closer to Israel | Reutersreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on ... - War.govwar.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Defense secretary says US will 'work to ensure that Israel has what it needs'abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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