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What to know about Pete Heg­seth, Trump’s pick to ser­ve as defen­se secretary

In picking Fox News Chan­nel host Pete Heg­seth to lead the Depart­ment of Defen­se, President-elect Donald Trump has selec­ted a mili­ta­ry vete­ran and popu­lar con­ser­va­ti­ve media per­so­na­li­ty with a lar­ge fol­lowing of his own

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Heg­seth is a staunch sup­por­ter of President-elect Donald Trump and has defen­ded Trump’s con­tro­ver­si­al past comments on the war in Ukrai­ne, as well as the U.S.’s par­ti­ci­pa­ti­on in NATO.

After Russia’s full-scale inva­si­on began in Febru­a­ry 2022, Trump descri­bed Rus­si­an Pre­si­dent Vla­di­mir Putin as “sav­vy” and a “geni­us.”

Heg­seth defen­ded Trump’s comments, say­ing that Trump was sole­ly try­ing to “troll” the media amid the coverage of the war.

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Veröffentlicht by me am Mittwoch, 13. November 2024 unter Allgemein, Media.