We Didn't See That Coming: Trump Taps Pete Hegseth as Defense

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Wow! We did not see this one coming. In what many saw as a surprise move, President-Elect Donald Trump has nominated Pete Hegseth as his Secretary of Defense.

🚨STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

Congratulations, @PeteHegseth! pic.twitter.com/KUDTTe1vUn

— Karoline Leavitt (@kleavittnh) November 13, 2024

President-Elect Trump’s announcement,

I am honored to announce that I have nominated Pete Hegseth to serve in my

Cabinet as The Secretary of Defense. Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior

for the Troops, and for the Country. Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in

America First. With PIete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice – Our

Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down. Pete is a

graduate of Princeton University, and has a Graduate Degree from Harvard

University. He is an Army Combat Veteran who did tours in Guantanamo Bay,

Iraq, and Afghanistan. For his actions on the battlefield, he was decorated with

two Bronze Stars, as well as a Combat Infantryman’s Badge. Pete has been a

host at FOX News for eight years, where he used that platform to fight for our

Military and Veterans. Pete’s recent book, “The War on Warriors,” spent nine

weeks on the New York Times best-sellers list, including two weeks at NUMBER

ONE. The book reveals the leftwing betrayal of our Warriors, and how we must

return our Military to meritocracy, lethality, accountability, and excellence. Pete

has also led two Veterans Advocacy organizations, leading the fight for our

Warriors, and our great Veterans. Nobody fights harder for the Troops, and Pete

will be a courageous and patriotic champion of our “Peace through Strength” policy.

🚨 Meet Pete Hegseth, your new Secretary of Defense:

“The Pentagon runs perfect war game simulations, we lose every time to China… They’re building an army…We have our heads up our asses.”

Pete is an old school American first warrior. pic.twitter.com/KpWXE6dCjQ

— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) November 13, 2024

The announcement, as you might imagine, is making quite a stir.

I don’t know why @realDonaldTrump won. @PeteHegseth pic.twitter.com/UeZUcSGmWj

— Gad Saad (@GadSaad) November 13, 2024

Pete will be tasked with getting the woke out of the military. It’s deeply embedded and he will have his work cut out for him.

Some of our favorite Vets seem to really like the idea.

Years ago, @PeteHegseth brought me on to MC events for @ConcernedVets as he was working on VA reform.
He’s an extremely smart guy and knows what’s f*cked up. He’ll take this job very seriously.
This choice will send a lot of people into orbit. https://t.co/LmpHiOAlLm

— terry schappert (@terryschappert) November 13, 2024

Oh yeah, the pick is sending some people into orbit.

I wasn’t sure of this pick. . . until now! pic.twitter.com/LFWl3OgJ8j

— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) November 13, 2024

We feel the same way. If Walsh hates the pick this much then Pete is the perfect man for the job.

Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary will be extraordinary. What a choice. Bravo, Mr. President-elect!

— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) November 13, 2024

A pro-military, highly educated, America first, decorated combat veteran as Defense Secretary. Sounds like a great idea.