Pete Hegseth Fast Facts
Hegseth has a history of supporting controversial policies, including using the US military to put down domestic riots, speaking in favor of enhanced interrogation methods such as waterboarding, pardoning US soldiers convicted of war crimes, targeting cultural institutions in drone strikes and banning women from combat roles.
Pete Hegseth Trains With US Troops During NATO Trip
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has trained with U.S. Marines in Germany ahead of his first NATO meeting. Hegseth is currently on a week-long trip that includes visits to Germany, Belgium and Poland, after he narrowly made it through the Senate 's confirmation process in which Vice President JD Vance had to cast a tie-breaking vote.
Hegseth says he and Vance are 'on the same page' despite VP's remark on US troops in Ukraine
Defense Secretary Hegseth was asked on Friday about the possibility of the U.S. sending troops to Ukraine just after Vice President Vance said the option had not been ruled out.
Europe Can't Assume US Troop "Will Last Forever": Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday warned NATO allies in Europe against assuming that the American troop presence on the continent would "last forever", as he urged them to spend more on defence.
Pete Hegseth Needs Help From Troops To Say A U.S. Motto During Speech
Secretary of State Pete Hegseth on Tuesday struggled to say “e pluribus unum,” fumbling the traditional motto before U.S. troops helped him complete it. (Watch the video below.) The latin phrase for “out of many,
Pete Hegseth Addresses Sending US Troops Into Ukraine
Defense Secretary Hegseth emphasized that President Trump is counting on a quick peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.
'Help me out': Pete Hegseth flubs motto of the United States in speech to troops
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slurred his words while trying to recall the nation's motto — E pluribus unum — to U.S. troops.During a rant in Stuttgart, Germany, on Tuesday Hegseth spoke about President Donald Trump's executive order ending government diversity,
Pete Hegseth works out with soldiers in the snow as military reasserts pride in strength
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spent Friday morning working out in the snow with US forces in Poland — as new military ads ...
Middle schoolers protest Pete Hegseth's DEI takedown at US base in Germany
Middle schoolers at a U.S. military school in Germany chanted 'DEI' at a protest against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on ...
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Trump 2nd term live updates: Hegseth stands by comments on Ukraine not joining NATO
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday he stands by his comments from Brussels earlier this week on it being unrealistic for Ukraine to be offered NATO membership as part of a settlement, for it ...
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'Disturbed': GOP senator calls out Pete Hegseth for major 'rookie mistake'
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) thinks that former Fox News host Pete Hegseth will make a "great" defense secretary so long as he ...
Pete Hegseth warns NATO allies ‘Uncle Sam’ won’t be ‘Uncle Sucker,’ defends Ukraine border comments
Two percent is a start, as President Trump has said, but it’s not enough, nor is 3%, nor is 4% — more like 5%,” the defense ...
Pete Hegseth makes first visit to NATO with allies impatient to hear about US plans for Ukraine
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made the first trip to NATO by a member of the new Trump administration, as ...
Pete Hegseth: Fighting for pre-2014 borders ‘unrealistic’ for Ukraine
The defense secretary's remarks further demonstrated the Trump administration's belief that Ukraine will have to cede ...
Pete Hegseth tells NATO that a return to Ukraine's 2014 borders is 'unrealistic'
Defense Secretary Hegseth said it was “unrealistic” to aim for a return to Ukraine’s borders as they were before 2014, when ...