Who Is Pete Hegseth, Really — America’s Secretary of War?
This is the story of Peter Brian “Pete” Hegseth, the man Donald Trump chose to run the Pentagon, and the ideas he brought with him.
Pete Hegseth wears Crusader symbols on his body. He speaks of soldiers as warriors and of America’s political struggle as part of a larger fight over Western civilization. Today he sits atop the most powerful military establishment in the world, while Washington tells Europe to prepare to defend far more of itself.
To understand what the United States no…
