Pete Hegseth

Also known as Peter Brian Hegseth, Peter B. Hegseth, Peter Hegseth, Peter Brian "Pete" Hegseth, Secretary of War, Pentagon Pete

Peter Brian Hegseth is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense.

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Pete Hegseth is an American who previously worked in television and now serves as the Secretary of Defense, the top military official in the U.S. government, a position he has held since 2025. This role matters because the Secretary of Defense oversees the entire Department of Defense and advises the President on military and national security matters.

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Born: 1980
Works: 6

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The 'high achievement gap'
The Battle for the American Mind
Modern Warriors
Case Against the Establishment
American Crusade

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'SNL' Cold Open: Trump Threatens Late Night, Roasts Colin Jost

President Trump threatened late night TV and roasted Colin Jost about the Riyadh Comedy Festival in tonight's "SNL" cold open.

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Colin Jost’s Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declared “frat party” rules for the military, while James Austin Johnson’s President Trump questioned Jost’s absence from the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia in tonight’s Season 51 premiere “Saturday Night Live” cold open. “Our military is gay as hell,” Jost’s Hegseth announced at the top of the cold open. “Thanks to failed liberal policies, our army has never been gayer, and yet it’s also never been fatter. Make that make sense?” Further mocking Hegseth’s own military speech earlier this week, Jost’s Secretary of War added, “Our military will now have the same rules as any good frat party. No fat chicks, and if you’re a fat dude, god damn it, you better be funny as hell!”

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Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who is serving as the United States secretary of defense since 2025.

Hegseth studied politics at Princeton University, where he was the publisher of The Princeton Tory, a conservative student newspaper. In 2003, he was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Minnesota Army National Guard, serving at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Hegseth worked for several organizations after leaving Iraq, including as an executive director at Vets For Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America. He became a contributor to Fox News in 2014. Hegseth served as an advisor to President Donald Trump after supporting his campaign in 2016. From 2017 to 2024, Hegseth co-hosted Fox & Friends Weekend. He has written several books, including American Crusade (2020) and The War on Warriors (2024).

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