Trump Taps Fox News Host Pete Hegseth To Be Next Secretary Of Defense | EUROtoday

President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Fox News persona and navy veteran Pete Hegseth to be the following secretary of protection.

“Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the Country,” Trump mentioned in a press release. “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 navy or nationwide safety officers usually fill the position of protection secretary. Lloyd Austin, the present secretary of protection, is a retired four-star common who spent 41 years within the Army.

Hegseth’s nomination have to be confirmed by the Senate.

The tv persona has been a vocal Trump supporter and defended the individuals who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, saying that the gang in search of to overturn the 2020 election outcomes simply “loved freedom.”

During Trump’s first time period, Hegseth urged the then-president to pardon accused and convicted struggle criminals. He additionally defended Trump’s assembly with North Korean chief Kim Jong Un.

Trump mentioned Hegseth used his time on Fox News to struggle for veterans and the navy, citing his current guide that showcased how “we must return our Military to meritocracy, lethality, accountability and excellence.”

“Nobody fights harder for the Troops, and Pete will be a courageous and patriotic champion of our ‘Peace through Strength’ policy,” the president-elect wrote on his social media platform.