Hegseth ‘spectacularly unqualified’ for Defense Secretary role: Retired General | NewsNation Live

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(NewsNation) — The political world is reacting to President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense. Retired Army Major General William Enyart says if Hegseth is confirmed, U.S. adversaries will view Hegseth as a “pretty boy from TV.”

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