Defense Secretary-nominated news anchor heralds 'progressive' general change

[Anchor]
Hegseth, who became a Fox News anchor-turned-defense secretary candidate due to Trump's selection, has signaled a major reshuffle of "progressive" generals.

In the Republican Senate Majority Leader election, a member of Congress who had a "pro-Trump" tendency and was at odds with Trump was elected.

This is Washington correspondent Kwon Jun-ki.

[Reporter]
Trump's nomination as defense secretary was considered the most "surprise pick" of Cabinet appointments to date.

This is because he is a news anchor from an Army major in his 40s who has never dealt with defense policy.Hegseth, the nominee for the
team, said that the U.S. military's problem is not combat power, but a progressive military leadership, signaling a major reshuffle.

[Tim Hegseth / Secretary of Defense nominee (Sean Ryan Shaw podcast, last 7 days): Anyone involved in a progressive movement, general or admiral, should undress.]

I also made it clear that I was against women's combat bottles and deployments.

[Tim Hegseth / Secretary of Defense Nominee (Sean Ryan Show Podcast, last 7 days): Women's combat bottles and quotas are a big problem. This system, imposed during the Obama years, does nothing for military efficiency.

The media expressed embarrassment in the military, saying, "Who the hell is Hagess?" and the ruling and opposition parties reacted differently.

[Adam Smith/House Armed Services Committee Chairman (Democrat): I am concerned that (the) ministerial nomination does not show any specific experience in defense policy or Pentagon policy.]

[Mike Rowler/Republican] Pete Hegseth has a military career that has been awarded several medals. I think he'll be a strong choice.]

In the House of Representatives elections along with the presidential election, Republicans also confirmed their majority, and both the White House and the House and Senate were controlled by Republicans.

However, in the Republican Senate Majority Leader election, "pro-Trump" Rick Scott, Musk's Democrat, was eliminated and John Thune, a fourth-term lawmaker, was elected.

Thune was at odds with Trump in favor of supporting Ukraine along with Democrats.

[John Thune / New Republican Senate Majority Leader: We will quickly conclude the ministerial hearings and complete the formation of the cabinet so that we can implement the new government agenda.]

The results of the Senate Majority Leader election are seen as a sign that they want to escape Trump's unilateral influence, but it is unclear whether they will confront Trump like McConnell, the former floor leader.

This is YTN Kwon Jun-ki from Washington.



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