President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Washington, D.C., national security establishment with his announcement that he would be nominating Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense.
Hegseth’s selection quickly led to questions about his resume and qualifications to be the top civilian leader of the U.S. military. While his current role is as a Fox News host, the 44-year-old was deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay during his time as an Army National Guardsman, and he was awarded two Bronze Stars.
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