Pete Hegseth
Peter Brian Hegseth (b. June 6, 1980) is the 2025 United States Secretary of Defense.
| Pete Hegseth | |
|---|---|
| 29th United States Secretary of Defense From: January 25, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Predecessor | Lloyd Austin |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
| Information | |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Rauchet |
| Religion | Evangelical |
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]
Hegseth was a television host, on Fox News.
External links
References
- â Trump nominates Pete Hegseth to serve as defense secretary. By Louis Casiano, Fox News, November 12, 2024
- â Petehegseth.com
- â Morgan Chalfant, Trump Considering Brown, Hegseth for VA Secretary. 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, November 12, 2024.