Opinion | I vetted Pete Hegseth for Team Trump in 2016. He wasn't qualified then -- and still isn't.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Upon a close review of Hegseth's qualifications, I think he was likely chosen because he seems willing to say and do anything Trump wants, has expressed favorable views on war crimes, and because Trump thinks he looks and sounds good on TV.
54% : It's not hard to imagine that he would do and say whatever Trump wants.
53% : And considering that known interventionist Marco Rubio will likely be the next secretary of state, and China hawk and former defense contractor Mike Waltz has been picked for national security advisor, 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.
47% : And that, I believe, is why Trump picked Hegseth.
43% : But much like Hegseth's handwashing claims, they are almost certainly lying to themselves and their audience about his qualification for a role in Congress, presumably to win favor with Trump and his cadre of sycophants.
30% : 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.

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