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Pete Hegseth: Fox Co-Host Turned Scandal-Plagued US Defence Chief

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Pete Hegseth: Fox Co-Host Turned Scandal-Plagued US Defence Chief

Pete Hegseth, a former National Guard officer who went from Fox News co-host to leading the world's most powerful military, is fighting to keep his job less than two years into his tenure as Pentagon chief.The 46-year-old has survived a series of controversies as secretary of defence, but many resurfaced in the articles of impeachment introduced Monday by Thomas Massie, a Republican opponent of President Donald Trump who wants to remove Hegseth from office.Hegseth told reporters that he was ready to defend his record."I couldn't be more proud of what our president has done, the decisions that he's made, the courageous calls that he's made, the bold nature of our...