In an unconventional move, Donald Trump has picked Pete Hegseth, a FOX News host and commentator, as his secretary of defense. What to know about the Middle Tennessee resident.

First, the Tennessee Vols produced the Minister of Defense. Now Vol Nation can claim the secretary of defense. President-elect Donald Trump announced Pete Hegseth as a member of his cabinet on Nov. 12. Hegseth will oversee American armed forces as the ...

Hegseth, who has been a co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend” for the better part of a decade, has used the show to highlight his views about the US military. He has railed against the Pentagon’s adoption of “social justice” messages and argued that “woke” policies have hurt military recruitment.