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Pete Hegseth is a perfect fit to be Trump's Pentagon chief

It's not clear who will lead the Pentagon when Trump takes office. What happens then?

It is unclear who will take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office. As of Friday, officials said they had not yet heard who will become the acting defense secretary.

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Why Pete Hegseth is a perfect fit to be Trump’s Pentagon chief

Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense — even though he’d surely be deemed unqualified by any conventional president.

Raw Story on MSN · 4d

Trump's ex-defense chief won't say whether Hegseth is qualified to lead the Pentagon

Donald Trump's former defense secretary refused to state that the president-elect's latest nominee was qualified to lead the Pentagon. Mark Esper, now a CNN global affairs analyst, appeared Wednesday morning on the network to discuss the confirmation hearings for defense nominee Pete Hegseth,

Defense One2d

For Trump and Musk, reforming how the Pentagon works is possible—but not easy

Trump and Musk, tapped to run a new Department of Government Efficiency, have floated a variety of ideas to reform Pentagon ...

Highlights From the Hearing Where Republicans Embraced Hegseth’s Bid to Lead the Pentagon

Democrats repeatedly called Pete Hegseth unfit to be secretary of defense, but Republicans on the Senate Armed Services ...

The Economist7d

How hard is it to run the Pentagon?

It would be very hard for a president to override the advice he was getting from the secretary and the chairman [of the joint ...

USA Today10d

Deal Pentagon OK'd with MrBeast was for humanitarian project, not recruiting | Fact check

Text superimposed in the video reads, “Pentagon FUNDS MR BEAST ?!?” The Instagram video received more than 1,000 likes in less than a week. MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson ...

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Here’s how the Pentagon could change under Hegseth

All of that could soon fall on the shoulders of Pete Hegseth. The 44-year-old combat veteran and former TV cable news host is ...

FACT CHECK: Did The Pentagon Give Money To MrBeast To Try To Increase Army Recruitment Rate?

A video shared on Instagram claims the Pentagon gave money to YouTube star Jimmy MrBeast Donaldson in an effort to persuade ...

Republican senator previously seen as a roadblock to Pete Hegseth's nomination says she'll back him to lead the Pentagon

Sen. Joni Ernst’s support is a huge boost to Hegseth’s prospects, all but assuring his confirmation as defense secretary ...

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Service members occupy nearly 14% of Oahu rentals, Pentagon says

A new Pentagon report on military housing in Hawaii found that nearly 14 % of residential rentals on Oahu are occupied by service members and their families. The annual defense spending bill passed by ...