Trump to nominate Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Choosing Hesgeth - who wrote books including "Battle for the American Mind" and "The War on Warriors" - also signals Trump will indeed make good on his pledge to crack down on what he sees as "woke" initiatives at the Pentagon.
51% : "Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the Country," Trump said in a statement.
40% : Hesgeth's name hadn't been on the lists of people who were considered more likely candidates such as Representative Mike Waltz of Florida - who was chosen to be national security adviser - or former Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, whom Trump has ruled out.
38% : In nominating Hesgeth, though, Trump would have a staunch loyalist helping spearhead what are expected to be radical changes at the Pentagon, which prides itself on being apolitical.
37% : Musk threw his weight behind Trump this summer and has sat in on phone calls with world leaders at Mar a Lago in Florida, and weighed in on possible administration picks.
31% : "In his campaign, Trump has promised to ban transgender people from the military, strip away diversity and inclusion policies in government, and has talked of using the National Guard and possibly the active-duty military to deport millions of undocumented immigrants.

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