Defense World Reacts To Surprise Pentagon Pick

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 8:55pm

“President-elect Donald Trump’s Tuesday night surprise pick of a conservative commentator and television host as his Pentagon chief shocked Washington, which had expected the nominee to be a seasoned lawmaker or someone with defense policy experience,” Politico reports. “National security officials and defense analysts had braced for surprises from Trump after experiencing his first four years in office.

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