Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, applauded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s visit to the southern border, telling Newsmax on Tuesday that it represents a “golden age” and a vastly different message from the previous administration.

Hegseth, in his first official trip as defense secretary, visited Fort Bliss, Texas, with Trump administration border czar Tom Homan on Monday in support of the border security efforts of agents and U.S. service members.

“I think it’s been far too long since you’ve had Cabinet members who’ve gone down there to offer support, to tell these people who are working so hard on our border … to defend our country that hey, we have your back,” Van Duyne said on “National Report.”

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