Donald Trump puts Fox News host Pete Hesgeth in charge of world's most powerful military
The president elect worried Washington insiders with his decision to appoint the untested TV anchor as head of the Department of Defence with a budget of £800billion and over 2.5 million employees
What we know about Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense choice that has stunned the Pentagon
President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world’s largest and most powerful military.
Trump's defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host's experience
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world's largest and most powerful military.The news was met with bewilderment and worry among many in Washington as Trump passed on a number of established national security heavy-hitters and chose an Army National Guard officer well known in conservative circles as a co-host of Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends Weekend.” While some Republican lawmakers had a muted response to the announcement, others called his combat experience an asset or said he was “tremendously capable.”Hegseth's choice could bring sweeping changes to the military. He has made it clear on his show and in interviews that, like Trump, he is opposed to “woke” programs that promote equity and inclusion. He also has questioned the role of women in combat and advocated pardoning service…
Trump’s defence choice of Fox News host stuns Pentagon
Questions are being raised about Pete Hegseth’s experience after he was chosen as the US President-elect’s Defence Secretary.
Trump stuns the Pentagon by picking Fox News host as defence secretary
Trump said in a statement: “With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice.”
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Trump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon, raises questions about the Fox News host’s experience
President-elect Donald Trump has stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world’s...
What to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick to serve as defense secretary
In picking Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, President-elect Donald Trump has selected a military veteran and popular conservative media personality with a large following of his own.
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