Newly Elected President of the United States of America (USA), Donald Trump, has appointed Pete Hegseth as the US Defence Secretary, Edum News reports.
Trump nominated the 44-year-old Fox News host, to become his Secretary of Defense.
According to Trump, “With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice – Our Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down. Nobody fights harder for the Troops, and Pete will be a courageous and patriotic champion of our ‘Peace through Strength policy“.
This move which will reportedly put Hegseth in charge of the world’s largest military and a $800 billion budget, has sparked mixed reactions among many as some are against it because Hegseth prior to the appointment has no government experience.
Hegseth co-hosts Fox & Friends Weekend and was said to have become friends with Trump during the president-elect’s regular appearances on the show.
Alongside his combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan, Hegseth served overseas in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and was formerly head of the Concerned Veterans for America, a group backed by conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch.
