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Pete Hegseth

Police respond to bomb threat at Defense Sec. nominee’s Goodlettsville home

By Char DastonandThe Associated Press

November 27, 2024

Goodlettsville police say they responded this morning to a bomb threat at the home of Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: bomb threat, Goodlettsville, Pete Hegseth, Sumner County, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Should women be allowed to fight on the front lines? Trump’s defense pick reignites the debate.

By Lolita C. Baldor, AP

November 19, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought had been long settled: Should women be allowed to serve their country by fighting on the front lines? More: Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’ The former Fox News commentator has made it clear, […]

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Department of Defense, Military, Pete Hegseth

Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’

By The Associated Press

November 15, 2024

Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due to a tattoo on his bicep that’s associated with white supremacist groups. Hegseth, who has downplayed the role of military members and […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Associated Press, Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth

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