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Pentagon stunned by Trump's defense choice
The Statesman
|November 14, 2024
Trump has nominated Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary
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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 wide-eyed worry among many in Washington, as Trump passed on a number of established national security heavy-hitters and chose an Army National Guard captain who is 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."
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