In his book, Hegseth clearly says that some women are indeed the equal of men, and he himself has known many “phenomenal” female soldiers. The problem, as he sees it, is that woke ideologues require every woman to be regarded as being as successful as every man.

Pete Hegseth’s views on women in combat were a matter of public record long before the Senate heard his case to become Donald Trump’s Defense secretary. Women are “life-givers,” Hegseth wrote in his 2024 book,

Hegseth seems to have come onto Trump’s radar not via accolades or reputation but from his tenure as a pro-Trump Fox News talking head. He and Trump are similar in several key ways, among them their desire to see violence rained down on American citizens they dislike.

Donald Trump’s choices for the federal government roles range from conspiracy theorists to ones who are clearly unqualified. However, his most has to be Pete Hegseth. The former Fox News host is Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense.

After airing Antony Blinken‘s final interview as Secretary of State on The New Yorker Radio Hour on Friday, host David Remnick had New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos on the show to discuss President-elect Donald Trump‘s cabinet picks — including Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and “anti-China hawk” Senator Marco Rubio,