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FOX & Friends Weekend host Pete Hegseth has been nominated to lead the Department of Defense by President-elect Donald Trump.

He previously served in the US Army National Guard with three tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay before starting a career in news media.

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Hegseth is also the author of several books, including The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free, which Trump praised when announcing him as his pick for secretary of defense.

“Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First,” Trump wrote in part.

“With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice – Our Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down.”

The president-elect added: “Nobody fights harder for the Troops, and Pete will be a courageous and patriotic champion of our ‘Peace through Strength’ policy.”

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Hegseth also ran unsuccessfully for Senate in Minnesota in 2012 before dropping out of the race.

Who is Pete Hegseth and how tall is he?

Peter Brian Hegseth, often referred to as Pete Hegseth, was born on June 6, 1980, in Forest Lake, Minnesota.

Pete Hegseth is currently a TV host and author who currently works at Fox News. He joined Fox News in 2014.

He is also a former US Army National Guard officer.

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He is also the former executive director of the political advocacy groups, Concerned Veterans for America and Vets For Freedom.

The host is 6 feet tall.

What is Pete Hegseth’s net worth?

As of May 2022, Pete Hegseth has an estimated net worth of approximately $4 million, according to Exact Net Worth.

His source of wealth is said to be from his salary as a television host.

He also earned income from organizations where he was executive director.

Is Pete Hegseth married?

Pete Hegseth has been married to three different women.

He got married to Meredith Schwarz in 2004. However, they divorced in 2009.

Subsequently, he tied the knot with Samantha Hegseth in 2010.

The two have three children together, however, they parted ways in 2017.

He married his third wife, Jennifer Rauchet, a fellow Fox News journalist, in 2019.

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Rauchet has three children from a previous marriage.

The couple shares a daughter, Gwen, who was born in 2017.