Trump Taps Fox News Host Pete Hegseth To Be Next Secretary Of Defense
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The television personality and military veteran has been a vocal Trump supporter and defended the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Fox News personality and military veteran Pete Hegseth to be the next secretary of defense.
“Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the Country,” Trump said in a statement. “Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First. With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice — Our Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down.”
Hegseth, 44, is a veteran of the Army National Guard and served in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.
Career military or national security officials typically fill the role of defense secretary. Lloyd Austin, the current secretary of defense, is a retired four-star general who spent 41 years in the Army.
Hegseth’s nomination must be confirmed by the Senate.
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