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Pete Hegseth is Trump's pick for defense secretary

Fox host turned Trump Defense Secretary pick's plans to "clean house" at the Pentagon

Donald Trump's first administration had a revolving door of Fox personalities turned White House officials. Now, he's doubling down for his second term by tapping Fox host Pete Hegseth to be the Secretary of Defense.

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Trump’s defense secretary pick said women shouldn’t be in combat roles. These female veterans fear what comes next

When Elisa Smithers was deployed to Iraq in 2005, there was a ban on women serving in ground combat operations. She now fears the progress made for women in combat since then will be reversed after President-elect Donald Trump announced Pete Hegseth this week as his pick for secretary of defense – a Fox News host and Army veteran who has criticized efforts to allow women into combat roles.

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Trump's defense secretary pick was probed for alleged sexual assault in 2017

President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary in his second term, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017, officials in Monterey, Calif. confirm.

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Hegseth as Defense Secretary Doesn't Bode Well for Pentagon: Ex-RNC Staffer

Justin Higgins, former senior opposition researcher for the RNC, wrote that Hegseth is unqualified to be Trump's defense ...

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Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth accused of being a white supremacist

Concerns about President-elect Donald Trump’s vetting process of his cabinet members have grown louder as new details about ...

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Former defense secretary pushes back on nominee's claim that women shouldn't serve in combat units

Fmr. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who ended the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat units, addressed Hegseth's claim ...

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