English transcript

Thank you. I think that was the most nervous I've ever been. Um, I don't. It

just seems surreal being in the Oval Office and having the president United

States, uh, speak so highly of me and then recognize my family and know my

family by name. It's it's humbling and, uh, and I never take it for granted.

But I've made this very clear that I don't care what color your state is. I

don't care if you're red or you're blue. At the end of the day, my job is

to be secretary of Homeland and to protect everybody the same. And we will

do that. Uh, I'll fight every single day today. I got the privilege of

meeting so many of the employees at DHS. These employees have been there for 30

days without pay.

And if you need anything to know their dedication to show up and still protect

the homeland that you and I enjoy and the freedoms that we're that we're

experiencing, they're working for free because of political politics. That's

all I need to know. I told him is you're fighting 365 days. Understand

I'll be fighting 360 days, 365 days beside you. No one's gonna outwork me,

um, and I'm not gonna let any of them outwork me. The president is entrust me

with this and failure is not an option. So thank you so much, Mr President, for

this opportunity. Um, I won't let you down. Thank you.

Thank you. I love that expression. No one's gonna outwork me. That's a

wrestler's expression, isn't it?