In an interview with former Trump Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Hegseth said, “Qassem Soleimani, the Baghdad airport. I mean, that sent as powerful a signal as you can imagine.” He later claimed, “We saw those red lines in a previous administration before the Trump administration — ...
Homeland Security SecretaryKirstjen Nielsendefended the Trump administration’s migrant policies amid growing public backlash in a series of tweets on Sunday, saying the administration does not have a policy of separating families at the border. “This misreporting by Members, press & advocacy ...
I’ve been trying not to get too wound up every time Donald Trump announces a nominee for a position in his new administration. We knew his choices would be absurd. We knew most senior officials in his last administration endorsed Kamala Harris. We knew it would cause him to scrape ...
Fox News host Pete Hegseth is Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary, the president-elect announced.
"President Trump is nominating high-caliber and extremely qualified candidates to serve in his Administration. Mr. Hegseth has vigorously denied any and all accusations, and no charges were filed. We look forward to his confirmation as United States Secretary of Defense so he can get started on...
strength," DeFede said. "If Donald Trump picks Ron DeSantis to be the defense secretary, they believe – DeSantis believes – that will be an excellent springboard for him to run in 2028 for president because what is more powerful, what projects more strength than to be ...
“We have a great secretary of defense and we’re very happy,” Trump said as he boarded Air Force One after surveying fire devastation in California. He said he didn’t care that McConnell voted against confirming him because the “important thing is winn...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has named an acting defense secretary because his choice to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has not yet been confirmed by the Senate.
President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has picked Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense.
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Defense, walks through the Russell Senate Office building on Capitol Hill on Dec. 3, 2024, in Washington, D.C. President-electDonald Trump’spick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, is in peril as Senate...