After president-elect Donald Trump announced his plans to nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary, Senate confirmation seemed unlikely. Other than serving in the military, Hegseth lacked experience — and reporting emerged alleging sexual misconduct, financial mismanagement and alcohol abuse. But Trump is galvanizing his base to protect Hegseth’s nomination. We’ll talk about the likelihood of Hegseth’s confirmation and what the department could look like under Hegseth.
What Pete Hegseth’s Resurrected Bid for Defense Secretary Signals
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters as he arrives for a meeting with Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) in the Russell Senate Office Building on December 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. ( Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Guests:
Tom Nichols, staff writer, The Atlantic; professor emeritus of national-security affairs, U.S. Naval War College; author, “Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault From Within on Modern Democracy”
Joe Gould, defense reporter, Politico
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