Trump gets blowback for untested Pentagon chief pick

Ellen Mitchell

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14.11.2024

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Trump gets blowback for untested Pentagon chief pick

President-elect Trump's surprise choice of Pete Hegseth, a conservative Fox News host, as Defense Secretary has enraged Democrats and left even some Republicans scratching their heads.

The Tuesday evening announcement of Hegseth, a decorated Army veteran, confounded those who had expected a nominee with far more defense policy experience or foreign policy chops.

“Wow,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) replied when asked about the freshly announced choice Tuesday evening. “I’m just surprised, because the names that I’ve heard for secretary of Defense have not included him.”

Former national security adviser John Bolton called Hegseth’s selection “a loyalty choice” but said he didn’t know him well enough to say whether he would sign off on Trump’s oft-repeated campaign threats to use U.S. troops against Americans.

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