The Hill - 2 hours 29 min ago
Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that people should "buckle up" for President-elect Trump's second term in the White House since "we got a lot more coming your way." "I said this morning, if you are shocked or surprised by the appointment of Pete Hegseth last night as Secretary of Defense, buckle up...
Variety - 2 hours 39 min ago
During his “Closer Look” segment on Wednesday night, Seth Meyers commented on President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks for several key roles, including Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran Pete Hegseth leading the Department of Defense. “While Biden’s looking for ways to accommodate Trump, Trump’s looking for ways to tear down everything Biden did. […]...
Newsweek - 3 hours 37 min ago
"This is not a qualified person for this role," Alyssa Farah Griffin said of Hegseth on CNN.
The Independent - 4 hours 16 min ago
Veterans groups and service members are warning against Trump's dangerous' appointment to the Pentagon, as the president-elect rewards loyalists dedicated to his agenda, Alex Woodward reports...
Los Angeles Times - 5 hours 11 min ago
Who is Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host and military veteran President-elect Donald Trump nominated as Defense secretary? His book offers clues.
BBC - 5 hours 39 min ago
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host, has advocated for a conservative cultural shift in the US military.
NBC News - 6 hours 53 min ago
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, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
The Atlantic - 7 hours 11 min ago
Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard, and Pete Hegseth share one crucial thing in common.
Mother Jones - 7 hours 25 min ago
Some of the nation's legendary "great men" leaders like George Marshall and Clark Clifford have served the country as defense secretary. President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a Fox News host for the job. Pete Hegseth is a veteran of wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan, but he stands out as being uniquely unqualified among his predecessors to […]...
Slate - 7 hours 33 min ago
He's entrusting national security to crackpots.
The Hill - 8 hours 18 min ago
President-elect Trump has made an unconventional choice in announcing his intention of nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. It was a surprise choice that already has caused some consternation. Many had expected a nominee with more experience to be selected to lead the Pentagon. Hegseth has been a fierce advocate of...
Newsweek - 8 hours 41 min ago
The veteran and Fox News Host claimed germs were not real, as he could not see them.
The Economist - 8 hours 50 min ago
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host, takes aim at "woke shit"...
TMZ - 9 hours 6 min ago
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honor says Pete Hegseth doesn't know what he's talking about when it comes to women serving on the front lines ... telling us women are essential to our Armed Forces. The 3-star general joined us Wednesday on…...
ABC News - 9 hours 57 min ago
Donald Trump this week tapped Pete Hegseth to be his secretary of defense -- despite the Fox News host having previously criticized him before he was elected in 2016.
Rolling Stone - 10 hours 15 min ago
Donald Trump tapping the Fox News host to take control of the Pentagon has sent shockwaves through Washington, D.C.
The New Yorker - 11 hours 3 min ago
No decision more clearly reveals Donald Trump's disdain for his country's armed forces than his selection of the TV host as his Secretary of Defense.
Financial Times - 11 hours 15 min ago
Pete Hegseth, Mike Huckabee and other incoming officials are staunch supporters of Benjamin Netanyahu...
The Guardian - 11 hours 20 min ago
National guard veteran and Fox News presenter has been a critic of military and has minimal managerial experience The Pentagon has been stunned by Donald Trump 's pick for defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, a national guard veteran and Fox News presenter who has called for a purge of generals for pursuing "woke" diversity policies. Hegseth has questioned whether the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen Charles Brown, was given the top job because he is black and accused him of "pursuing...
Newsweek - 11 hours 26 min ago
"The View" hosts criticize Trump's pick of Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary, citing his views on women in combat and lack of government experience.
New York Magazine - 11 hours 32 min ago
Picks like Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and Elon Musk fit classic reality-show archetypes.
New York Magazine - 11 hours 42 min ago
Pete Hegseth has said women shouldn't serve in combat roles and has railed against inclusion programs in the U.S. military.
Chicago Tribune - 11 hours 47 min ago
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 following of his own.
Chicago Tribune - 11 hours 47 min ago
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.