Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of defense, the former Army National Guard major and Fox News host Pete Hegseth, has no clear policy or management experience that qualifies him to run the Pentagon.

Hegseth began his career in public service by joining the U.S. Army National Guard. As an infantry officer, he served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, earning the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge for his leadership in combat.

Although Prosperie filed a lawsuit against Hegseth after the incident, it was discontinued in 2019. “The parties have resolved the matter and will make no further comment,” Prosperie’s attorney, Brandon Cotter, told the Associated Press.

Hegseth, a U.S. Army veteran who has deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and transitioned into conservative media, has cemented his reputation as a divisive figure. Since joining Fox News in 2014, Hegseth has co-hosted Fox & Friends Weekend and other Fox Nation programming,

Trump has indicated that the revelations about the accuser and payment have not deterred him from Hegseth's selection as defense secretary.

Who is Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host and military veteran President-elect Donald Trump nominated as Defense secretary? His book offers clues.

Pete Hegseth’s co-hosts on “Fox & Friends Weekend” defended his character after Sherillyn Ifill, a former NAACP Legal Defense Fund president, declared the Secretary of Defense nominee was a

Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army combat veteran, has been nominated by Donald Trump to serve as his secretary of defense. Trump said in a statement: “Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the Troops,