The newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, nominated Pete Hegsett, host of the television channel “Fox News” and veteran of the United States Army, for the position of Minister of Defense of the country.
Oku.AzAccording to Gazeta.ru, this was stated in a statement issued by Trump’s transition team.
“Pete has been a fighter his entire life. Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in the United States of America,” Trump said in a statement.
In his opinion, with Pete Hegsett, the US military will be great again.
It was reported that in addition to Hegsett, the candidates of the Pentagon chief were also considered, as well as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Mike Rogers, as well as retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg.
Pete Hegseth, 44, is a veteran of the US National Guard and has served in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. He has worked at the Fox TV channel since 2014. In 2016, he was one of Trump’s first high-profile supporters, despite criticism from Republicans, including Marco Rubio.
It should be noted that yesterday, as reported by “The Wall Street Journal”, the candidacy of the future US Defense Minister continues to be one of the main intrigues of the new Trump administration. Thus, according to the publication, all previously discussed candidates, who were supposed to deal with the “reform” of the Pentagon, were removed from the list for various reasons.
