Newly appointed US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has vowed to take wokeism out of the United States military.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth as his secretary of defense. Hegseth is an Army National Guard officer and former executive director of political advocacy groups Concerned Veterans for America and Vets for Freedom.

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.

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.

Here are some of the most outrageous things Pete Hegseth has said.