The appointment of Fox News host and Army National Guard officer Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary has taken some by surprise.
Pete Hegseth, who has been named by President-elect Donald Trump as the new defense secretary, has previously accused China of 'building an army to defeat the U.S.' and taken swipes at how the U.S. media portray Vladimir Putin.The co-host on Fox & Friends Weekend served in Afghanistan and Iraq, receiving the Combat Infantryman Badge. During his time with Fox News, he has developed a friendship with Trump who has made regular appearances on the show, the Associated Press reported.
The South China Morning Post reported that Hegseth, in promoting the book on The Shawn Ryan Show, said Beijing was 'building an army specifically dedicated to defeating the United States of America.'RussiaTrump's relationship with Vladimir Putin was scrutinized during his first term in the White House and his approach to Moscow is a critical foreign policy priority.
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