Sources: Alina Habba, the lawyer who represented Trump in high-profile cases, is the front-runner to serve as press secretary in the incoming White House (Diana Falzone/Mediaite)
Mediagazer: Sources: Alina Habba, the lawyer who represented Trump in high-profile cases, is the front-runner to serve as press secretary in the incoming White House (Diana Falzone/Mediaite)
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President-elect Donald Trump announces he has chosen Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense— President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has chosen Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense.
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Gene Maddaus /
TVNewsCheck: Trump Taps Elon Musk to ‘Dismantle’ Bureaucracy And Fox Host Pete Hegseth To Lead Pentagon
Matt Vespa /
Townhall: CNN's Scott Jennings Shuts Down the Liberal Whining About Trump's Secretary of Defense Pick
Joe Smith /
The Mirror: Donald Trump puts Fox News host Pete Hesgeth in charge of world's most powerful military
Jamie McIntyre /
Washington Examiner: Trump poised to proceed with promised purge of ‘woke’ Pentagon personnel
Will Davis /
@wdavisx3: THREAD: 1/? True story, @PeteHegseth was the subject of my first ever research book in 2017. I used to have to wake up early every weekend morning to watch Fox and Friends and hang on his every word.
Stephanie Kaloi /
The Wrap: Trump Nominates ‘Fox & Friends’ Host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense
Brad Reed /
Raw Story: 'That's outrageous!' Republican freaks out on CNN over criticism of latest Trump pick
Joyce Vance /
@joyce_white_vance@threads.net: Trump has apparently selected a Fox News host to be Secretary of Defense. Tom Hegseth encouraged Trump to pardon American soldiers convicted of war crimes, including killing innocent civilians during his first term in office. https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
Charlie Nash /
Mediaite: ‘Who?’ Republican Senators React to Trump's Nomination of Fox News Host as Secretary of Defense
Josh Marcus /
The Independent: Trump picks new defense secretary from his favorite talent pool - Fox News
Aaron Rupar /
@aaron.rupar@threads.net: Pete Hegseth 5 days ago: “I'm straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles.”
Paul Bois /
Breitbart: Trump Nominates Fox News Host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense: ‘Nobody Fights Harder for the Troops’
Lee Ferran /
Breaking Defense: Trump to nominate Pete Hegseth, Fox News host and Army Guard vet, for defense secretary
Vani Mehrotra /
News18: Who Is Pete Hegseth? Fox News Host, Army Veteran And Now Trump's Pick For Secretary of Defence
Noah Rothman /
@noahcrothman: He's also a Princeton & Harvard grad and a think tanker, briefly. He's got a pedigree and a record that suits him to the role, even though he's also on tv. Given the less desirable alternatives floating around, this is hard to object to. @mmfa.bsky.social: Hegseth also argued for a “preemptive strike” against North Korea www.mediamatters.org/fox-friends/ ... Wall Street Journal: Trump Names Fox News Host Pete Hegseth to Head Pentagon, John Ratcliffe to Lead CIA
John Tirpak /
Air & Space Forces Magazine: Hegseth Tapped for Defense Secretary as Trump National Security Team Takes Shape
Tyler Durden /
ZeroHedge News: “America's Enemies Are On Notice” - Trump Taps Bronze Star Recipient, Fox News Host Pete Hegseth For SecDef
Elizabeth Warren /
@senwarren@threads.net: A Fox & Friends weekend co-host is not qualified to be the Secretary of Defense. I lead the Senate military personnel panel. All three of my brothers served in uniform. I respect every one of our servicemembers. Donald Trump's pick will make us less safe and must be rejected.
Jeremy Carl /
@realjeremycarl: More from the Politico piece on Hesgeth. Imagine thinking that it is a BAD THING that defense industry lobbyists don't know who you are. As for an “extensive background in defense”— He has fought in two wars— but that's not the kind of “experience” lobbyists value. [image]
Marina Pitofsky /
USA Today: Trump taps conservative media pundit Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary
Brian Everstine /
Aviation Week Network: Trump To Nominate Fox Host Hegseth As Defense Secretary
Sara Dorn /
Forbes: Trump's Cabinet: Here Are His Picks For Key Roles—Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Pete Hegseth And More
John M. Donnelly /
Roll Call: Trump taps Hegseth, veteran and Fox News host, to head DOD
Yashar Ali /
@yashar: BREAKING President-elect Trump says he intends to nominate Fox News host and former Army combat veteran Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. [image] Donald J. Trump on Truth Social: I am honored to announce that I have nominated Pete Hegseth to serve in my Cabinet as The Secretary of Defense. … The Times of Israel: Trump taps Fox News host who said US must ‘stand by strong ally’ Israel to head Pentagon
Judd Legum /
@juddlegum.bsky.social: Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense: “Hegseth's second wife, Samantha, filed for divorce in Minnesota. The divorce filing is dated one month after Hegseth and a Fox News producer who worked on his show named Jennifer Rauchet had a child”
Paul Rieckhoff /
@paulrieckhoff@threads.net: I first met Hegseth when he started running Vets for Freedom in 2007. He is a highly effective & ferocious media, culture & political warrior for MAGA. And beyond loyal to & trusted by Trump. I figured Trump would pick probably pick him for Chief of Staff or Press Secretary. …
Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: Trump picks Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary
Jorge Bonilla /
Newsbusters: CNN's Scott Jennings SCHOOLS Panel Over Hegseth Pick as Secretary of Defense
@mmfa.bsky.social:
Fox & Friends host Pete Hegseth repeatedly advocated for massive military strikes against Iran www.mediamatters.org/pete-hegseth... [embedded post]
Gene Maddaus /
Variety: Trump Taps Elon Musk to ‘Dismantle’ Bureaucracy and Fox Host Pete Hegseth to Lead Pentagon
Paul Campos /
Lawyers, Guns & Money: The Apprentice — I assume Rob will have something to say about this, but on its surface it seems like some sort of bad joke:
Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: The Murdoch family's Fox “News” is now the zero-training ground for running the most powerful military in the history of the world. — We are genuinely screwed. — https://www.cnn.com/...
Howard Koplowitz /
al.com: Trump passes on Mike Rogers for defense secretary in favor of Fox News host
Ramsey Al-Rikabi /
Bloomberg: Trump to Nominate Fox News Host Pete Hegseth to Lead Pentagon
Don Moynihan /
@donmoyn.bsky.social: Hegeseth publicly (on Fox) and privately lobbied Trump for months. Military leaders said that Trump's pardon would undermine their ability to enforce discipline and to get soldiers to testify about war crimes. — What happens when the Secretary of Defense won't push back against crimes? [image]
William B. Fuckley /
@opinionhaver.bsky.social: It's cool how he picked a TV anchor with no govt experience at all who is *also* a huge Iran hawk, so no matter whether you believed the “Trump the dove” or the “Trump the normal Republican that libs are hysterical over” you're a fucking moron.
Don Moynihan /
@donmoyn.bsky.social: The cause that Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense championed was not someone who might have fired off one round too many in a firefight. His fellow Navy Seals said “he boasted about the number of people he had killed, including women.” — Two saw him shooting a girl. — www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/u... …
Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Trump Nominates Fox News Host Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense
Don Moynihan /
@donmoyn.bsky.social: Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense is a Fox News anchor who pushed him to pardon war criminals who were so bad their own troops reported on them. www.businessinsider.com/pete- hegseth...
Sareen Habeshian /
Axios: Trump names Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary
Samuel Chamberlain /
New York Post: Trump nominates Fox News host, veteran Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense
Philip Bump /
@pbump.com: Hegseth would have been a dubious choice as Press Secretary, much less, like, HUD director.
Chris Hayes /
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: Pete Hegseth is a weekend morning anchor on Fox News and is about to run the largest, most powerful bureaucracy in the...history of human civilization.
Tim Onion /
@bencollins.bsky.social: Oh my fucking god he picked a random Fox News guy for secretary of defense we are so unbelievably fucked holy sweet merciful shit
Chris Hayes /
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: Trump choosing a Fox anchor to be Secretary of Defense is my first real “is this a dream?” moment since election day.
Hailey Gomez /
The Daily Caller: Trump Taps Fox News Host For Secretary Of Defense
Cullen Linebarger /
The Gateway Pundit: BREAKING: President Trump Nominates Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense in Shock Move
Ed Driscoll /
Instapundit: TRUMP TAPS FOX NEWS HOST PETE HEGSETH FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: — President-elect Donald Trump …
Charisma Madarang /
Rolling Stone: Trump Taps Fox News Pundit to Be Secretary of Defense
Zoë Richards /
CNBC: Trump picks Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
Stephen M. Lepore /
Daily Mail: Trump nominates former Fox News host Pete Hegseth to head Department of Defense in snub to former Dem Rep Tulsi Gabbard
Sandra Rhodes /
IJR: Fox News' Pete Hegseth Chosen for Secretary of Defense Post
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Bill Condon /
Bill Condon on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/... Goodbye freevee- hello Prime Video. Not really shutting down it's just a change of address. #adsaregood #streamon
Jake /
@jaketx78: Call it the Tubi effect. Consolidation of Freevee into Prime is evidence of a new embrace, rather than a segmentation of, ad-supported tiers in lieu of less-lucrative ad-free monthly subscription models. Case-in-point: Disney and Netflix. Expect the consolidation to continue.
@deadline:
No layoffs related to the move are expected. As part of previous restructurings, Freevee's content team already had been integrated into Amazon MGM Studios; its business team has been part of Prime Video https://deadline.com/...
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Michael Ausiello /
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Will McKinley /
@willmckinley@mstdn.social: Amazon Freevee (2019-2024) — The ad-supported streaming service that launched as “IMDB FreeDive” (and later became IMDB TV) will be absorbed into Prime Video — which now also has ads. — Free content will remain available w/out a Prime subscription. — So basically, nothing is going away except the Freevee brand. … @gibbs00.bsky.social: One of the few free streaming services that you could watch on XFinity. Pretty soon won't be watching anything.
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Sources: Alina Habba, the lawyer who represented Trump in high-profile cases, is the front-runner to serve as press secretary in the incoming White House— Alina Habba, a lawyer who represented Donald Trump in a series of high-profile cases, has emerged as a front-runner to serve …
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@atrupar: lol sure why not
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