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{{Infobox politician|name=Pete Hegseth|image_size=200|caption=Hegseth with Crusader tattoos visible|birth_date= | {{Infobox politician|name=Pete Hegseth|image_size=200|caption=Hegseth with Crusader tattoos visible|birth_date={{birth date and age|1980|6|6}}|birth_place=Minneapolis, [[Minnesota]], [[United States]]|nationality=Statesian|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br>[[Neoconservatism]]<br>[[Christian fundamentalism]]|political_party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|image=Pete Hegseth.png}} | ||
'''Peter Brian Hegseth''' (born June 6, 1980) is a [[United States | '''Peter Brian Hegseth''' (born June 6, 1980) is a [[United States of America|Statesian]] politician and war criminal who has served as the 29th U.S. [[United States Department of Defense|secretary of defense]] since 2025. He was previously a [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. Army]] Captain and worked for [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]] from 2014 to 2024, co-hosting ''Fox & Friends Weekend'' from 2017 to 2024. | ||
He is openly [[Racism|racist]] and [[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]] and glorifies the [[Crusades]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Otis Grotewohl|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=Trump’s cabinet picks are cast of vultures|date=2024-11-22|url=https://www.workers.org/2024/11/82136/}}</ref> 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 [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela|Venezuela]] and his orders to indiscriminetely attack unarmed fishing boats constitute war crimes.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Sidney Blumenthal|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|title=Does Pete Hegseth even believe that war crimes exist?|date=2025-12-08|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/08/does-pete-hegseth-even-believe-that-war-crimes-exist|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260118102212/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/08/does-pete-hegseth-even-believe-that-war-crimes-exist|archive-date=2026-01-18}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:47, 19 January 2026
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.