Trump picks Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary

US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated military veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as defense secretary when the Republican takes back the White House in January.  Hegseth, a decorated combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, will leave the network immediately, a Fox News representative said Tuesday.

Hegseth has been a co-host of the weekend edition of morning program “Fox & Friends” since 2017 alongside Will Cain and Rachel Campos-Duffy. An Army National Guard officer, he joined the network as a contributor in 2014.