{"id":47827,"date":"2024-11-13T00:52:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T00:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/11\/13\/trump-picks-fox-commentator-pete-hegseth-as-his-next-defense-secretary\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:37:14","slug":"trump-picks-fox-commentator-pete-hegseth-as-his-next-defense-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2024\/11\/13\/trump-picks-fox-commentator-pete-hegseth-as-his-next-defense-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump picks Fox commentator Pete Hegseth as his next Defense Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2024\/11\/07\/pentagon-chief-directs-military-to-conduct-smooth-transition-to-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\">President-elect Donald Trump<\/a> announced he will nominate Army veteran and conservative commentator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2016\/01\/20\/conservative-backed-veterans-group-restructures-after-leader-quits\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pete Hegseth <\/a>as his next Secretary of Defense, saying the appointment will help strengthen America\u2019s military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith Pete at the helm, America\u2019s enemies are on notice \u2014 Our military will be great again, and America will never back down,\u201d Trump wrote in a statement Tuesday evening. \u201cNobody fights harder for the troops, and Pete will be a courageous and patriotic champion of our \u2018peace through strength\u2019 policy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"315\" height=\"560\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cKwVtd_bcIo\"\ntitle=\"YouTube video player\"\nframeborder=\"0\"\nallow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"\nallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hegseth, 44, has been a FOX News host for eight years and a strong backer of Trump. He previously led the conservative veterans advocacy groups Vets For Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America, pushing for fewer restrictions on using Veterans Affairs funding for private health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His experience in the military came as a National Guard soldier, serving tours in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan. Hegseth earned Combat Infantryman\u2019s Badge and two Bronze Stars, and still serves in the Minnesota Army National Guard\u2019s Individual Ready Reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2024\/11\/07\/former-va-secretary-to-lead-trumps-pentagon-transition-efforts\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19312517200639.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Former VA secretary to lead Trump\u2019s Pentagon transition efforts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Robert Wilkie served in both the Defense Department and VA during Trump&#039;s first presidency.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His nomination may be the most surprising in a rapid series of announcements from the incoming administration in recent days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2024\/11\/07\/former-va-secretary-to-lead-trumps-pentagon-transition-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Trump team<\/a> to this point had chosen more experienced candidates for key national security posts \u2014 such as Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fl., as national security adviser and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fl., who is widely rumored to be the choice for secretary of state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several members of Congress had been rumored to be under consideration for the top Pentagon job. Hegseth, by contrast, had not been publicly discussed as a serious candidate before Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His experience is also radically different from that of recent secretaries. Sec. Lloyd Austin entered the role with more than 40 years spent in the Army, ending as head of American forces in the Middle East. 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