Trump's Pick for Secretary of Defense Announced
Posted By: ladydawgfan, 11/12/2024 7:31:08 PM
President-elect Donald J. Trump has announced his nominee to run the Pentagon: Fox and Friends co-host Pete Hegseth. Hegseth, who continues to serve in the US Army, was seen as a frontrunner to run Veterans Affairs during the first Trump presidency and also served with various veterans’ advocacy groups like Concerned Veterans for America and Vets for Freedom. [Tweet, video] Mr. Trump had this statement regarding his nominee: I am honored to announce that I have nominated Pete Hegseth to serve in my Cabinet as The Secretary of Defense. Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the Country.
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Of course, they're concentrating on the "Fox News" part — which is really frosting them — without bothering to look at the rest of Hegseth's resume. Perhaps one of the worst responses was this clueless tweet from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). [Tweet]
It sounded like she didn't have any idea of Hegseth's military background since she claimed she respects "every one of our service members."
Warren is not respecting Hegseth when she attacks him this way. Hegseth got a B.A. from Princeton
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Excellent choice!! My dad said that bunch of woke generals and admirals are now thinking about their retirements!!