One of the Fox & Friends may have a new job … in President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet.
Trump on Tuesday said that he intends to nominate Fox & Friends weekend host Pete Hegseth to be his Secretary of Defense, one of the most important cabinet positions in his administration.
A Fox News source tells The Hollywood Reporter that Hegseth’s time with the company ends today, his last show was this past weekend.
“Pete Hegseth has been an exceptional host on FOX & Friends and FOX Nation and a best-selling author for Fox News Books for nearly a decade,” a Fox News spokesperson says. “His insights and analysis especially about the military resonated deeply with our viewers and made the program the major success that it is today. We are extremely proud of his work at Fox News and wish him the best of luck in Washington.”
“Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the Country,” Trump said in a statement. “Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First. With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice – Our Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down.”
“Pete has been a host at FOX News for eight years, where he used that platform to fight for our Military and Veterans,” the statement continued. “Pete’s recent book, ‘The War on Warriors,’ spent nine weeks on the New York Times best-sellers list, including two weeks at NUMBER ONE. The book reveals the leftwing betrayal of our Warriors, and how we must return our Military to meritocracy, lethality, accountability, and excellence.”
Hegseth joined Fox News as a contributor in 2014, and was officially named co-host of the weekend edition of the morning show in 2017 after filling in as a co-host the previous year. He has also hosted the Fox Nation Patriot Awards every year since they were created in 2019, honoring everyday heroes. Hegseth will not host this year’s awards, which are set to be held next month on Long Island.
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