Fox News personality and Army National Guard member Peter Hegseth’s latest book, which criticizes the military’s adoption of “woke” ideologies, helped secure his nomination for secretary of defense by President-elect Donald Trump. .
Trump surprised political observers on Tuesday night Tapping the co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend” — a vocal Trump supporter and advocate for exiled military leadership who implemented diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives — to serve as Secretary of Defense.
Hegseth, who served tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay as an infantry officer, is the author of “The War on Warriors.” best selling book In which Trump’s nominee “Awakened Army” blamed for recruitment crisis Facing the armed services of the country.
“For the past three years – after President Barack Obama laid the foundation for social justice – the Pentagon, across all branches, has embraced the social justice message of gender equality, racial diversity, climate stupidity and the LGBTQIA+ alphabet soup in its recruiting efforts” Hegseth wrote in his book, released in June.
“Only one problem: There aren’t enough gay women from San Francisco who want to join the 82nd Airborne. “Not only are gay women not included, but those same ads also alienate the young, patriotic, Christian men who traditionally hold our positions.”
Trump referenced Hegseth’s book in his announcement, saying she is “tough, smart, and a true believer in America First.”
“This book exposes the left’s betrayal of our warriors, and how we must return to competency, lethality, accountability, and excellence in our military,” the president-elect wrote. “Woke up the generals.”
“Under Pete’s leadership, America’s enemies are on alert – our military will be great again, and America will never retreat.”
In a podcast with ex-Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan, Hegseth said trust between service members and their superiors has been fractured by leaders who peddle “socially correct garbage.”
“You have to fire the chairman of the Joint Chiefs and, obviously, bring in a new secretary of defense, but any general who was involved in this, general, admiral, anybody who was involved in any of the DEI officials, has to go. ,” he said on the Nov. 7 episode of “The Shawn Ryan Show.”
“I know mistakes were made everywhere in our tours. But I had, at least for the most part, a sense that my senior leaders were committed to accomplishing the mission for the right reasons, and there were probably strategic differences and all that other stuff. And it wasn’t always perfect, but now that trust has been broken. And you have to re-establish that trust by putting no nonsense war fighters in positions that are not going to cater to socially correct garbage.
The Minnesota native received two Bronze Stars as well as two Army Commendation Medals for his service overseas.
According to multiple outlets, Hegseth still serves in the Minnesota Army National Guard’s Individual Ready Reserve, and he has also served as the head of Concerned Veterans of America – a conservative non-profit advocacy group.
He was considered for the post of Veterans Affairs Secretary after Trump’s election in 2016, but that job ultimately went to David Shulkin.
Before joining Fox News in 2014, Hegseth ran unsuccessfully for Senate in Minnesota in 2012.
Congressional rules require nominees to serve as Secretary of Defense to be out of uniform for at least seven years, which would likely have resulted in Hegseth needing congressional waiver before confirmation.
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