Hours after President-elect Donald Trump named Army veteran and Fox News personality Pete Hegseth as his next defense secretary, the shock among Pentagon officials quickly turned to alarm. Hegseth, if confirmed by the Senate,

The president-elect sidestepped several established national security heavy-hitters for the job, with several military officials saying his choice came out of the blue.View on euronews

Hegseth has pushed for making the military more lethal and said that allowing women to serve in combat roles hurts that effort.