Trump nominates former Fox News host Pete Hegseth to head Department of Defense in snub to former Dem Rep Tulsi Gabbard
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is nominating Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary.
Hegseth deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Minnesota in 2012 before joining Fox News.
‘Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First,’ Trump said in a statement.
The appointment comes after former Democrat Congresswoman and Trump ally Tulsi Gabbard said she’d wanted the job.
‘With Pete at the helm, America´s enemies are on notice – Our Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down,’ Trump added.
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is nominating Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary
‘Nobody fights harder for the Troops, and Pete will be a courageous and patriotic champion of our `Peace through Strength´ policy.’
This is a developing story.
