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Pete Hegseth is defense secretary, confirmed Jan. 24, 2025; President Donald Trump nominated him to the post in November 2024. He was chief executive officer of Concerned Veterans for America and a Fox News contributor. In 2012, he was a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota.
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