Beyond being a Fox News host, just exactly who is Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense?
Trump nominated the “Fox & Friends” weekend host Tuesday to join his administration as Defense Secretary, which would put him in charge of the world’s fiercest military force. With an incoming Republican Senate majority, Hegseth is a good bet to be confirmed.
The President-elect had previously considered Hegseth for the position of Secretary of Veterans Affairs during his first presidency, but went with David Jonathon Shulkin. While Hegseth served in Iraq and Afghanistan, earning two Bronze Stars and a Combat Infantryman’s Badge, he doesn’t have any senior military or national security experience.