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Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing is just the first episode

15 January 2025

7:31 AM

15 January 2025

7:31 AM

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, military veteran and former Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, had his first hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday.

In his opening remarks, the author of The War on Warriors admitted that he is an unorthodox pick. “It is true that I don’t have a similar biography to defense secretaries of the last thirty years.

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