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Pete Hegseth: Trump names Fox News host as defence secretary pick

2024-12

Hegseth has been an outspoken opponent of what he has referred to as "woke" policies within the US military and its leadership.

"The dumbest phrase on planet earth in the military is our diversity is our strength," Hegseth said on a podcast this month.

One of his tasks as defence secretary could be to act on Trump's campaign promises to get rid of US generals who he accuses of pursuing progressive policies in the force.

Before his selection by Trump, Hegseth was asked on the same podcast about what changes he would make in the military. He referred to "first of all" firing the US' top military officer, Gen Charles "CQ" Brown Jr, saying people involved in diversity, equality or inclusion policies had "got to go".

"Either you're in for war fighting and that's it, that's the only litmus test we care about," Hegseth told the Shawn Ryan Show, in an episode released last week.

Gen Brown is a former fighter pilot with command experience in the Pacific and Middle East, and was appointed into the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff role by President Joe Biden last year.

On the same podcast, Hegseth also said "whatever" combat standards were in 1995, "let's just make those the standards".
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