{"id":125414,"date":"2024-11-13T16:38:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T09:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125414"},"modified":"2024-11-13T16:38:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T09:38:06","slug":"ex-fox-host-gretchen-carlson-flames-former-colleague-pete-hegseth-after-trump-pentagon-nod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125414","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Fox Host Gretchen Carlson Flames Former Colleague Pete Hegseth After Trump Pentagon Nod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Former Fox News host <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/gretchen-carlson\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/gretchen-carlson\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/gretchen-carlson\/\">Gretchen Carlson<\/a> said she was \u201cstunned\u201d Tuesday by Donald Trump\u2019s <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-taps-fox-host-pete-hegseth-for-secretary-of-defense-as-magas-white-house-makeover-heats-up\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-taps-fox-host-pete-hegseth-for-secretary-of-defense-as-magas-white-house-makeover-heats-up\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-taps-fox-host-pete-hegseth-for-secretary-of-defense-as-magas-white-house-makeover-heats-up\/\">intention to nominate<\/a> <i>Fox &amp; Friends<\/i> host Pete Hegseth as his Secretary of Defense. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cFrom silly diner interviews on Weekend <i>Fox and Friends<\/i> to Secretary of Defense?\u201c Carlson <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/x.com\/GretchenCarlson\/status\/1856499474979532911')\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GretchenCarlson\/status\/1856499474979532911\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GretchenCarlson\/status\/1856499474979532911\">wrote<\/a> on X. \u201dI never thought I\u2019d say I\u2019m stunned about any pick after the election but nominating Pete Hegseth for this incredibly important role? Yes he\u2019s a veteran \u2026 and?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Others with ties to Fox were \u201cstunned\u201d as well, but in a more positive way. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Former Trump White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/x.com\/TVNewsNow\/status\/1856524621287231649')\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TVNewsNow\/status\/1856524621287231649\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TVNewsNow\/status\/1856524621287231649\">said <\/a>on the network, \u201cI was stunned when I saw it\u2014but then it made all the sense in the world. He is the guy for the job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Hegseth, an Iraq War veteran, has been a consistently pro-Trump voice on Fox News for about a decade. And behind scenes, he was even lobbying the Trump administration for pardons of accused and convicted war criminals, as the Daily Beast <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/fox-and-friends-host-pete-hegseth-privately-lobbied-trump-to-pardon-accused-war-criminals\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/fox-and-friends-host-pete-hegseth-privately-lobbied-trump-to-pardon-accused-war-criminals\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/fox-and-friends-host-pete-hegseth-privately-lobbied-trump-to-pardon-accused-war-criminals\/\">reported<\/a> in May 2019. Trump would go on <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/foxs-pete-hegseth-applauds-trump-for-pardoning-war-criminals-god-bless-the-president\/')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/foxs-pete-hegseth-applauds-trump-for-pardoning-war-criminals-god-bless-the-president\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/foxs-pete-hegseth-applauds-trump-for-pardoning-war-criminals-god-bless-the-president\/\">to do<\/a> just that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Republican senators, some of whom will have to vote for Hegseth for him to be confirmed, were equally surprised when asked about the news Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWow,\u201d Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/x.com\/frankthorp\/status\/1856495128749257148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1856495128749257148%7Ctwgr%5E3cff1e1f3106c45a6cdfd659b6fba69ab9e5346c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Fpolitics%2Fwho-republican-senators-react-to-trumps-nomination-of-fox-news-host-as-secretary-of-defense%2F')\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/frankthorp\/status\/1856495128749257148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1856495128749257148%7Ctwgr%5E3cff1e1f3106c45a6cdfd659b6fba69ab9e5346c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Fpolitics%2Fwho-republican-senators-react-to-trumps-nomination-of-fox-news-host-as-secretary-of-defense%2F\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/frankthorp\/status\/1856495128749257148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1856495128749257148%7Ctwgr%5E3cff1e1f3106c45a6cdfd659b6fba69ab9e5346c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Fpolitics%2Fwho-republican-senators-react-to-trumps-nomination-of-fox-news-host-as-secretary-of-defense%2F\">said<\/a>, per NBC reporter Frank Thorp. \u201cI\u2019m just surprised because the names that I\u2019ve heard for Secretary of Defense have not included him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Alabama\u2019s Tommy Tuberville reportedly <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/x.com\/ChadPergram\/status\/1856495911066628249')\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChadPergram\/status\/1856495911066628249\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChadPergram\/status\/1856495911066628249\">reacted<\/a>: \u201cReally? I\u2019d have to think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">And Louisiana\u2019s Bill Cassidy replied simply, \u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">On the other side of the aisle, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren wasted no time calling Hegseth unfit for the job. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cA Fox &amp; Friends weekend co-host is not qualified to be the Secretary of Defense,\u201d Warren <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/x.com\/SenWarren\/status\/1856502912551158049')\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenWarren\/status\/1856502912551158049\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenWarren\/status\/1856502912551158049\">wrote<\/a> on X. \u201cI lead the Senate military personnel panel. All three of my brothers served in uniform. I respect every one of our servicemembers. Donald Trump\u2019s pick will make us less safe and must be rejected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Other critics of the choice included former Bush Pentagon official Eric Edelman, who told <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/11\/12\/defense-world-reacts-to-trump-pick-pete-hegseth-00189221')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/11\/12\/defense-world-reacts-to-trump-pick-pete-hegseth-00189221\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/11\/12\/defense-world-reacts-to-trump-pick-pete-hegseth-00189221\"><i>Politico<\/i><\/a> that \u201cone of the main criteria that\u2019s being used is: How well do people defend Donald Trump on television?\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Republican former Rep. Adam Kinzinger agreed, <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/x.com\/brianstelter\/status\/1856540000612917500')\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brianstelter\/status\/1856540000612917500\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brianstelter\/status\/1856540000612917500\">telling CNN<\/a> the \u201cone reason\u201d Hegseth was picked is \u201cbecause he\u2019s on Fox News.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Hegseth is no stranger to political controversy; as a member of the National Guard in January 2021, he <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/war-warriors-pete-hegseth-shocking-never-biden-inauguration-story-new-book')\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/war-warriors-pete-hegseth-shocking-never-biden-inauguration-story-new-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was removed<\/a> from securing Joe Biden\u2019s inauguration due to <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics('https:\/\/t.co\/0lSzyOjzzm')\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0lSzyOjzzm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">concerns about<\/a> a tattoo of his being linked to right-wing extremists. Though Republicans hold the Senate, it could cause problems at his confirmation hearings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/ex-fox-host-gretchen-carlson-flames-former-colleague-pete-hegseth-after-trump-pentagon-nod\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson said she was \u201cstunned\u201d Tuesday by Donald Trump\u2019s intention to nominate Fox &amp; Friends host Pete Hegseth as his Secretary of Defense. \u201cFrom silly &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125414\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125414\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}