Pete Hegseth, who was announced Tuesday as President-elect Donald Trump s choice as secretary of defense, went viral for a recent clip expressing opposition to women in combat

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army veteran, to serve as his secretary of defense.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense, the former president announced Tuesday night. Hegseth, 44, is an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has an undergraduate degree from Princeton and a graduate degree from Harvard.

The Fox News host has claimed he didn’t wash his hands for 10 years, sported questionable body art, cheated with a Fox producer and wants women out of combat roles.

Appointment of Army veteran and network contributor follows series of earlier nominations to president-elect’s Cabinet

Hegseth has laid down markers on his agenda for running the Pentagon: firing generals who promote “woke” military policies, eliminating combat roles for women and loosening reins on troops conduct in combat.

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 fo

Fox News host Pete Hegseth has been selected by President-elect Trump to serve as his secretary of defense. "I am honored to announce that I have nominated Pete Hegseth to serve in my Cabinet as The Secretary of Defense.