Hegseth, who has been a co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend” for the better part of a decade, has used the show to highlight his views about the US military. He has railed against the Pentagon’s adoption of “social justice” messages and argued that “woke” policies have hurt military recruitment.

By nominating Hegseth, Trump is tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world’s most powerful military.