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BREAKING: Trump Nominates Fox News Host For Secretary Of Defense

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November 12, 2024

In a Truth Social post Tuesday evening, President-elect Donald Trump formally announced that he will be looking outside the box for the key position of Defense Secretary.

The president-elect that longtime Fox News host Pete Hegseth will be his nominee for Secretary of Defense. Hegseth, 44, served as a platoon commander in the War on Terror while serving with the Minnesota National Guard.

“I am honored to announce that I have nominated Pete Hegseth to serve in my Cabinet as The Secretary of Defense,” Trump announced in a Truth Social post. “Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First. With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice – Our Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down…”

In an accompanying press release, the president-elect praised Hegseth for his distinguished military service record, which includes tours in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. “For his actions on the battlefield, he was decorated with two Bronze Stars, as well as a Combat Infantryman’s badge,” Trump noted.

He further praised Hegseth for his work to support combat veterans, as well as his active role in condemning political and military leadership for the mishandling of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Nobody fights harder for the Troops, and Pete will be a courageous and patriotic champion of our ‘Peace Through Strength’ policy.”

A spokesperson for Fox News congratulated Hegseth on the historic nomination, describing him as an “exceptional host on FOX & Friends and FOX Nation and a best-selling author for FOX News Books for nearly a decade.”

“His insights and analysis especially about the military resonated deeply with our viewers and made the program the major success that it is today. We are extremely proud of his work at FOX News and wish him the best of luck in Washington,” the statement said.

At 44 years of age, Hegseth will be one of the youngest Defense Secretaries in United States history if confirmed.

The nomination comes just over an hour after Trump announced that former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe will serve as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Ratcliffe played a key role in uncovering the origins of the Russian collusion hoax and the devious plot in which former intelligence officers attempted to discredit the Hunter Biden laptop scandal.

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