Sec. Hegseth — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

29th United States Secretary of Defense since 2025
Co-hosted Fox & Friends Weekend from 2017 to 2024
Author of 'American Crusade' (2020) and 'The War on Warriors' (2024)
Infantry officer in the Minnesota Army National Guard, deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan
Studied politics at Princeton University

Biography

Peter Brian Hegseth is the 29th United States Secretary of Defense, a position he has held since 2025. He was nominated by President-elect Trump in November 2024 and confirmed by the Senate, becoming the second-youngest Secretary of Defense. Hegseth's tenure has drawn both criticism for actions such as alleged war crimes related to U.

S. military strikes and promoting Christianity within the military, and praise from Republican politicians and right-wing commentators.