President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Pete Hegseth, an Afghanistan war veteran, to be secretary of defense. Hegseth, who also served in Iraq and Guantánamo Bay, is a Fox News host and staunch supporter of Trump’s “America First” policies. Trump praised Hegseth as “tough, smart, and a...
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President-elect Donald Trump has criticized the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, calling it “the most embarrassing moment” in...