Hegseth Promises to ‘Return Pentagon to the Warfighters’ If Confirmed as Defense Secretary

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of protection, Pete Hegseth, stated in a Dec. 9 interview that if confirmed within the position, he’ll deal with overhauling the US navy and returning the “Pentagon to the warfighters.”

Hegseth stated that Trump instructed him to “return the Pentagon to the warfighters, Pete, get in there and clear out all of the social justice and politically right rubbish … get again to lethality, war-fighting, accountability, meritocracy, and readiness.”

Hegseth stated that’s what 95 % of the folks within the Pentagon and those that put on the uniform need.

“Whenever you return to that, it modifications the tradition of an establishment, that now stands up straight, you handle that recruiting disaster, you handle that retention disaster,” Hegseth stated.

In keeping with Hegseth, since Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris within the presidential election, households have contacted him saying their children need to serve within the navy once more.

“Then the remainder of the world takes discover of that. I’m not going to get forward of the president on coverage or what our posture can be, however we can be robust, and we can have peace via energy … and we’ll put America first,” Hegseth stated.

Hegseth has denied the assault allegations and stated he had a consensual affair. Sources which have alleged wrongdoing at Fox Information have been nameless.

“That is what the left does Sean, it’s an anatomy of a smear. They take one thing they usually add nameless sources and contortions and flat-out lies, then they struggle you within the media,” Hegseth instructed Hannity.

Hegseth is a former Military Nationwide Guard officer and a former director of a number of veterans’ teams. He was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 12. Hegseth ended his contract with Fox Information following the nomination.

Jacob Burg and Jack Phillips contributed to this report.