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Pete Hegseth | |
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 Hegseth with Crusader tattoos visible | |
| Born | June 6, 1980 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
| Nationality | Statesian |
| Political orientation | Imperialism Neoconservatism Christian fundamentalism |
| Political party | Republican |
Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is a Statesian politician and war criminal who has served as the 29th U.S. secretary of defense since 2025. He was previously a U.S. Army Captain and worked for Fox News from 2014 to 2024, co-hosting Fox & Friends Weekend from 2017 to 2024.
He is openly racist and Islamophobic and glorifies the Crusades.[1] Hegseth has consistently campaigned against soldiers being held to account for war crimes and as secretary of defense he would go on to commit his own. He has played a prominent role in the U.S. strikes on Venezuela and his orders to indiscriminetely attack unarmed fishing boats constitute war crimes.[2]
Military career[edit | edit source]
Hegseth was a platoon leader at the Guantánamo Bay concentration camp and promoted torture against prisoners. In 2019, he encouraged Trump to pardon three U.S. soldiers who murdered Iraqi civilians, which Trump did.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Otis Grotewohl (2024-11-22). "Trump’s cabinet picks are cast of vultures" Workers World.
- ↑ Sidney Blumenthal (2025-12-08). "Does Pete Hegseth even believe that war crimes exist?" The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2026-01-18.