On Tuesday, Nov. 13, President-elect Trump filled more key positions in his administration, including naming Pete Hegseth his secretary of defense. The 44-year-old Army veteran is currently the host of Fox News channel’s “Fox and Friends Weekend.” Hegseth joined the network in 2014.
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Hegseth is a Princeton and Harvard Business School graduate. He served in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Guantanamo Bay and is still a member of the Minnesota Army Reserve.
In a statement, Trump said Hegseth is “tough, smart and a true believer in America first.” He added, “With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice — our military will be great again, and America will never back down.”
Hegseth wrote a book that came out earlier this year titled “The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free.”
Trump also filled other roles Tuesday, including selecting lawyer William McGinley as White House counsel, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as U.S. ambassador to Israel, real estate investor Steve Witkoff as special envoy to the Middle East, and former Congressman John Ratcliffe as CIA director. Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence in the first Trump administration.
Tags: 2024 Elections, Department of Defense, Fox News, Marine Corps, Trump Organization, U.S. Army, U.S. military
[craig nigrelli]
ON TUESDAY – PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP CONTINUED TO FILL KEY POSITIONS IN HIS CABINET – INCLUDING NAMING PETE HEGSETH HIS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
THE 44-YEAR-OLD ARMY VETERAN IS CURRENTLY THE HOST OF FOX NEWS CHANNEL’S “FOX AND FRIENDS WEEKEND” – JOINING THE NETWORK IN 20-14.
HEGSETH IS A PRINCETON GRADUATE, AS WELL AS THE HARVARD SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT. HE SERVED IN AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, AND AT GUANTANAMO BAY AND IS STILL A MEMBER OF THE MINNESOTA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.
IN A STATEMENT TRUMP SAYING HEGSETH IS QUOTE “TOUGH, SMART AND A TRUE BELIEVER IN AMERICA FIRST.” ADDING “WITH PETE AT THE HELM, AMERICA’S ENEMIES ARE ON NOTICE — OUR MILITARY WILL BE GREAT AGAIN, AND AMERICA WILL NEVER BACK DOWN.”
HEGSETH WROTE A BOOK THAT CAME OUT EARLIER THIS YEAR TITLED “THE WAR ON WARRIORS: BEHIND THE BETRAYAL OF THE MEN WHO KEEP US FREE.”
TRUMP ALSO FILLING OTHER ROLES TUESDAY – INCLUDING SELECTING LAWYER WILLIAM MCGINLEY AS WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL, FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR MIKE HUCKABEE AS US AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL, REAL ESTATE INVESTOR STEVE WITKOFF AS SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE MIDDLE EAST, AND FORMER CONGRESSMAN JOHN RATCLIFFE AS CIA DIRECTOR – RATCLIFFE SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE FIRST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
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