Hegseth as defense secretary doesn't bode well for Pentagon: Ex-RNC staffer

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Earlier this week, Trump tapped Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, listing his accolades and calling him "tough, smart and a true believer in America First.""Nobody fights harder for the Troops, and Pete will be a courageous and patriotic champion of our 'Peace through Strength' policy," the president-elect wrote in a statement.
54% : It's not hard to imagine that he would do and say whatever Trump wants.
53% : "He also added that also considering Trump's other choices of "known interventionist" Florida Senator Marco Rubio for U.S. Secretary of State and "China hawk" Florida Representative Mike Waltz as national security adviser, "It's time to put to bed the notion that Trump is anti-interventionist, and prepare ourselves for the very real possibility of a new American conflict started by team Trump.
41% : "Higgins wrote: "Again, it's somewhat easy to see why Trump may have picked Hegseth for the role; but none of it bodes well for the next four years.
26% : Higgins wrote that he believes Trump picked Hegseth "because he represents an empty vessel that sounds and acts tough on TV.

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