US president-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be defence secretary, adding another loyalist to his national security team.
Hegseth, 44, an army veteran who has no government experience, is an unconventional selection to lead the country’s largest employer, including more than 1.3mn active duty service members, 750,000 civilians and more than 811,000 National Guard and reserve members.
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