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 Needs Help From Troops To Say 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,
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Pete Hegseth Crumbles When Asked What Russia Is Conceding to Ukraine
Hegseth also said Wednesday that Ukraine returning to its prewar borders—before Russia annexed Crimea in 2014—would be “unrealistic,” effectively forcing Ukraine to cede territory to Russia in another striking reversal of the U.S. and NATO’s previous position regarding the former Soviet territory.
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 Just Did the Funniest Thing Imaginable
On Monday night, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum renaming Fort Liberty, in North Carolina, back to Fort ...
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Democratic senators press Hegseth for cost and troop impact of immigration operations
Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the rising cost of the military’s ...
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Hegseth Says DOD to Reform Foreign Military Sales Process
Learn about the plans by the Department of Defense to reform the foreign military sales process, according to Sec. Pete ...
Hegseth stumbles out of the gate
In his first big turn on the world stage, the defense secretary has already been forced to offer a major walk-back.
Hegseth responds to blowback from Ukraine, NATO remarks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday responded to global blowback to his comments this week that Ukraine should not ...
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What’s Next on Trump’s Chopping Block? Look at Pete Hegseth’s Venmo
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s shockingly not-private Venmo account shines a light into the shadowy corners of the ...
Defense chief Hegseth said he would welcome Elon Musk’s DOGE analysts at the Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he’s been in touch with Elon Musk and would welcome his unofficial Department of ...
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Hegseth calls NATO membership for Ukraine unrealistic
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also dismissed deploying U.S. troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force.
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No plans to draw down US troops in Europe for now, Hegseth says
Top defense officials will conduct a reivew of U.S. troops deployed worldwide to determine future personnel levels overseas.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth renames Army base Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg
The military base had been renamed Fort Liberty as part of an effort to rechristen bases named for Confederate officers.