This housecleaning will be a signal to the entire world and the American military and everybody else.” — Donald Trump, Aug. 21, 2024 There was genuine surprise at the late Nov. 12 announcement by President-elect Donald Trump that he was tapping Pete Hegseth,

The selection of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the Trump Defense Department has renewed scrutiny of his political and religious views and his aggressive criticism of the military he would be leading.

Hegseth is an Army National Guard veteran and according to his website served in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Pete Hegseth, who was announced Tuesday as President-elect Donald Trump s choice as secretary of defense, went viral for a recent clip expressing opposition to women in combat

In picking Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, President-elect Donald Trump has selected a military veteran and popular conservative media personality with a large fo

The 44-year old former FOX host is one of Trump's most surprising picks as he fills out his cabinet ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, said he believes women shouldn’t serve in combat and that he wants to see the military purged of “woke” officials who support diversity,

Senators on Wednesday offered differing opinions on the possibility of confirming President-elect Donald Trump’s pick Pete Hegseth to lead the Defense Department, as some embraced the selection and others questioned his lack of experience.