Washington:
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News co-host, author and U.S. military veteran, has been named secretary of defense to lead the world’s most powerful military.
The 44-year-old served as a National Guard infantry officer in Iraq and Afghanistan and was awarded two Bronze Star medals, according to his official website.
He joined Fox News in 2014 as a contributor and currently co-hosts Fox and Friends Weekend and hosts Fox Nation. He has also written several books.
Hegseth was reportedly considered for Secretary of Veterans Affairs during President Donald Trump’s first administration, but was ultimately not selected.
But now he’s set to lead the Pentagon.
In a social media post announcing his nomination, President Trump praised Hegseth as “tough, smart, and a true believer in America First.” “With Pete in command, America’s enemies will be on guard – our military will be great again and America will never retreat.”
The president-elect also highlighted Mr. Hegseth’s success as a writer, noting that his book “War with the Warriors” was a bestseller, and that the book “reveals the left’s betrayal of our Warriors, and that it has destroyed our military.” “It makes clear how we must restore meritocracy and lethality.” , responsibility, and excellence. ”
As a result of Mr. Hegseth’s lobbying of President Trump in 2019, two military personnel accused of murder were pardoned and convicted of posing with bodies in Iraq, according to the Washington Post. A third rank was restored.
Hegseth is an Ivy Leaguer who graduated from both Princeton University and Harvard University, but his website says he sent his degree back to Harvard, which he broadcasts over its alleged left-wing leanings. I’m criticizing inside.
He lives with his wife and seven children in the southern state of Tennessee.
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