===pete hegseth===

​Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American television presenter, author, and Army National Guard officer who is to be the nominee for United States Secretary of Defense in Donald Trump's second cabinet. A political commentator for Fox News since 2014 and co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend from 2017 to 2024, he was previously the executive director of Vets for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America. Hegseth has been active in conservative and Republican politics since his undergraduate days at Princeton University. In 2016, he emerged as a strong supporter and ally of Donald Trump's presidential candidacy and served as an occasional advisor to Trump throughout the latter's first term as president. He reportedly persuaded Trump to pardon three American soldiers accused or convicted of war crimes related to the shooting of non-combatants in Iraq. Hegseth, who was a platoon leader at Guantanamo Bay during his military service, defended the treatment of inmates detained there. Hegseth was considered to lead the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the first Trump administration, prior to the selection of David Shulkin in 2017. In November 2024, President-elect Trump announced that he intends to nominate Hegseth for Secretary of Defense.

Trump nominees Gaetz, Hegseth hold grudges against the agencies they would run
It's fitting that President-elect Donald Trump attended an Ultimate Fighting Championship event last weekend. For his cabinet so far, he has tapped a pair of nominees ready to mix it up in grudge matches of their own. In Matt Gaetz, nominated as attorney general, and Pete Hegseth, chosen to helm the Pentagon, Trump has picked two pugnacious candidates with a MAGA-fueled mandate to gut and transform the institutions they would take over. Like many of the president-elect's picks, Gaetz, 42, and Hegseth, 44, are Trump loyalists who lack the experience typically expected for such high-level roles. 
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Donald Trump Names Fox News' Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Pete Hegseth is his pick to run the Department of Defense. As a result of this nomination, Hegseth will depart his Fox News role immediately. “Pete Hegseth has been an exceptional host on Fox & Friends and Fox Nation and a best-selling author for Fox News Books for nearly a decade,” a Fox News spokesperson said in a statement to TVNewser. “His insights and analysis, especially about the military, resonated deeply with our viewers and made the program the major success that it is today. We are extremely proud of his work at Fox News Media and wish him the best of luck in Washington.”
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Trump Pentagon Pick Leaves World Asking Who Is Hegseth
Across the globe, officials spent the day frantically Googling Pete Hegseth to learn about Donald Trump’s selection to run the world’s most powerful military. A weekend morning host on Fox News, Hegseth was a bolt-out-of-the-blue pick. While he is a combat veteran and served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he would come to the job with no high-level experience in government or the military. And the challenges are daunting, between Russia’s war in Ukraine, the crisis in the Middle East and a rising China, not to mention the daily task of running the sprawling bureaucracy. Hegseth has made clear that he sees China as the primary strategic concern and expressed skepticism about US military involvement in Europe — even as the Biden administration scrambles to deliver “every dollar” of aid to Ukraine before Jan. 20. For the president-elect, Hegseth meets perhaps the most important test: He’s a loyal and vehement supporter of Trump on TV. Read how Trump’s other picks are shaping up.  (Bloomberg 11/13/24) READ MORE>>>>>

June 4, 2024: Hegseths' book released and says: "The next president of the United States needs to radically overhaul Pentagon senior leadership to make us ready to defend our nation and defeat our enemies. Lots of people need to be fired."

November 8, 2024: Former GOP congressman: “Rarely do we see cabinet nominees who pledge to be activists in their role. This time around...the nominees are pledging a disruptive level of activism targeted directly at the departments they are being asked to oversee.”

November 11, 2024: Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: “Pete has spent his entire life as a warrior for the troops and for the country. Pete is tough, smart, and a true believer in America First.”

November 11, 2024: A Fox Spokesman to Newser: “Pete Hegseth has been an exceptional host on Fox & Friends and Fox Nation and a best-selling author for Fox News Books for nearly a decade. His insights and analysis, especially about the military, resonated deeply with our viewers and made the program the major success that it is today. We are extremely proud of his work at Fox News Media and wish him the best of luck in Washington.”