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So, That's Who Trump Wants to Run the Pentagon

Matt Vespa
Matt Vespa  |  November 12, 2024 7:22 PM

President-elect Donald J. Trump has announced his nominee to run the Pentagon: Fox and Friends co-host and decorated veteran Pete Hegseth. Hegseth, who continues to serve in the US Army, was seen as a frontrunner to run Veterans Affairs during the first Trump presidency and also served with various veterans’ advocacy groups like Concerned Veterans for America and Vets for Freedom.

Mr. Trump had this statement regarding his nominee:

I am honored to announce that I have nominated Pete Hegseth to serve in my Cabinet as The Secretary of Defense. 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. With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice - Our Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down. Pete is a graduate of Princeton University, and has a Graduate Degree from Harvard University. He is an Army Combat Veteran who did tours in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan. For his actions on the battlefield, he was decorated with two Bronze Stars, as well as a Combat Infantryman’s Badge. Pete has been a host at FOX News for eight years, where he used that platform to fight for our Military and Veterans. Pete’s recent book, “The War on Warriors,” spent nine weeks on the New York Times best-sellers list, including two weeks at NUMBER ONE. The book reveals the leftwing betrayal of our Warriors, and how we must return our Military to meritocracy, lethality, accountability, and excellence. Pete has also led two Veterans Advocacy organizations, leading the fight for our Warriors, and our great Veterans. Nobody fights harder for the Troops, and Pete will be a courageous and patriotic champion of our “Peace through Strength” policy.

This selection comes as Mr. Trump announced that Kristi Noem will head the Department of Homeland Security, Marco Rubio will run the State Department, and Mike Huckabee will be our next ambassador to Israel. Former Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe was nominated to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency.