Secretary of Defense
Pete Hegseth serves as Secretary of Defense in the federal executive branch. This public record brings together the role, the current administration reference, published Baseline checks, public statements, and recent coverage in one place.
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Pete Hegseth has presided over unprecedented upheaval at the Pentagon that does not appear to have enhanced national defense capabilities. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP ... The US defense secretary faces internal dissent and discord at the Pentagon, accused of focusing on culture war issues ...
Read the original report ↗This is the military under Pete Hegseth, the aggressively MAGA secretary of defense — well, secretary of war, if Congress ever makes it official. Political appointees come and go from the Pentagon, and it’s their job to advance the president’s agenda.
Read the original report ↗GOP senators on collision course with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over senior staff turnover and the lack of a clear plan to end the ongoing Iran war.
Despite Tillis’ crucial vote ... the Defense Secretary. The Republican Senator told POLITICO in May that he thought that “Hegseth misinformed [the President] on the challenges” related to a war in Iran, adding that “I’m glad the president did what he did in Iran. I’m not glad that he has Hegseth advising him on the details.” He went on to tell the news outlet: “I’d love to see Pete Hegseth fired ...
Read the original report ↗When GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell voted against Pete Hegseth for defense secretary last year, he bypassed the big-ticket controversies over Hegseth’s personal life and instead focused on his lack of experience.
Read the original report ↗United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is facing increased scrutiny over his leadership of the Pentagon, with some of the criticism coming from within his own party.
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