Trump names ‘anti-woke’ Fox News host as defence secretary

Donald Trump has named “anti-woke” Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his choice for secretary of defence.

More than a week on from his crushing defeat of Democrat Kamala Harris in the race for the White House, the president-elect has named a number of key supporters for top roles in his administration, including Elon Musk, anti-LGBTQ+ governor Kristi Noem and immigration hardliner Tom Homan.

An army national guard officer, Hegseth served in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he was a captain, after graduating from Princeton before becoming the executive director of the conservative organisation, Concerned Veterans for America, and a political commentator for right-wing outlets such as Fox News.

He earned two Bronze Stars, two Army Commendation Medals and a Combat Infantryman’s Badge throughout his decade-long military career, and, during Trump’s first

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