Pete Hegseth, USA new defence secretary

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Pete Hegseth, USA new  defence secretary

Why in news?

• U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday (November 12, 2024) that he is nominating Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his defence secretary.
• Mr. Hegseth deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Minnesota in 2012 before joining Fox News.

Other appointments:

John Ratcliffe :

• Trump picks John Ratcliffe to be  new CIA director.
• John Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence at the end of Donald Trump’s first term.

Mike Waltz:

• Trump appointed Mike Waltz, China hawk, to be national security adviser.

Susie Wiles:

• US President-elect Donald Trump has announced his campaign manager, Susan Summerall Wiles, will serve as his White House chief of staff .

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy:

• Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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