President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has selected Fox News host Pete Hegseth, a former Afghanistan and Iraq war veteran, to be the next Pentagon chief.
“Pete has spent his life fighting for our military and our country. Pete is tough, smart, and a true believer in America First. With Pete at the helm, America's enemies will be wary of our military's will.” “Be great again, and America will never yield,'' President Trump said in a statement.
The selection of Hegseth, 44, is the most surprising nominee President Trump has ever announced, and even some Republican politicians expressed surprise Tuesday. Sen. Bill Cassidy, a member of the Veterans Affairs Committee, admitted he didn't know anything about the future Secretary of Defense, and Thom Tillis, co-chair of the Senate NATO group, called President Trump's choices “interesting.” said. The New York Times commented that Hegseth's nomination “goes beyond traditional defense secretary norms.”
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In announcing the nomination of John Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during President Trump's first term, Trump emphasized the politician's strengths in the so-called field. Russiagate claimed that Ratcliffe had “exposed it as a campaign effort for Hillary Clinton.”
President Trump also claimed that the former Republican lawmaker was the only one who “told the American people the truth” about the content obtained from Joe Biden's son Hunter's laptop during the 2020 campaign. Contents.
President Trump: “I look forward to John becoming the first person to serve in both of our nation's top intelligence agencies. He will be a fearless warrior defending the constitutional rights of the United States.”
During his year as director and coordinator of the entire U.S. intelligence community, Mr. Ratcliffe oversaw the politics of intelligence, including the unsubstantiated assessment that the U.S. intelligence community received in 2016 that Russian intelligence was “trying to incite.” It was criticized for its selective release of intelligence and intelligence information. The scandal was tied to the Trump team's contacts with Russians to distract from Democratic emails stolen by hackers. ”
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Shortly before announcing Ratcliffe's nomination, Trump also announced that businessman Stephen Witkoff would become his special envoy for the Middle East.
Witkoff is a real estate entrepreneur who calls himself one of Trump's closest friends. He was also one of Trump's campaign donors and mobilized other Jewish and pro-Israel capitalists to support the Republican candidate. Witkoff has repeatedly praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's actions in the Gaza Strip during media appearances.
“Steve will be a tireless advocate for peace and will make all of us proud,” President Trump said.
Witkoff will succeed Brett McGuirk, who was responsible for Middle East policy in the past four administrations and served as special envoy for the fight against Islamic State under President Trump.
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Prior to this, the president-elect also announced his intention to nominate former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as U.S. ambassador to Israel. Like Witkoff, Huckabee has strong pro-Israel views, opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state, and supports Jewish settlement in the West Bank.
Recall that Donald Trump will officially become President of the United States in January 2025. Republicans will then be sworn in at the Capitol along with the newly elected vice president. Before that, Congress must formally approve the electoral votes.
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