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After returning from the military, Pete Hegseth went on to work for Fox News. Photo: John Lamparski/Getty Images

Trump appoints NATO-skeptic retired major and Fox commentator as secretary of defense

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked as his secretary of defense Pete Hegseth, a Fox News commentator and veteran who has hit out at European NATO members’ defense spending and the U.S. support for Ukraine.