Pete Hegseth
Peter Brian Hegseth (b. June 6, 1980) is an American television host - Fox News, author, and Army National Guard officer who was chosen for United States Secretary of Defense in Donald Trump's second cabinet.
Hegseth served in the US Army and did tours in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan.[1] He is Princeton and Harvard educated. He has been married three times: during his second marriage he engaged in an affair resulting in pregnancy, after which he divorced his wife to marry the woman with whom he had the affair.
Hegseth's books: âBattle for the American Mindâ (June, 2022) â spent over twelve weeks on the New York Times best-sellers list, including four straight weeks at #1. Two of Peteâs previous books â âAmerican Crusadeâ and âModern Warriorsâ â were also best-sellers.[2]
In 2016, Trump considered Hegseth for VA Secretary.[3] Hagseth said regarding the Pentagon, "First of all, youâve got to fire the chairman of the Joint Chiefs...Any general, any admiral, whatever, who was involved in diversity, equity and inclusion programs or woke sh*t has got to go."[4]
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References
- â Trump nominates Pete Hegseth to serve as defense secretary. By Louis Casiano, Fox News, November 12, 2024
- â Petehegseth.com
- â Trump Considering Brown, Hegseth for VA Secretary. By Morgan Chalfant, Free Beacon, November 30, 2016
- â Pete Hegseth has said exactly how he will shake up the Pentagon, By Missy Ryan, Dan Lamothe, John Hudson and Alex Horton, Washington Post, Updated November 13, 2024 Published November 12, 2024.