Who is Pete Hegseth? Everything You Need to Know

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Also Known As: Peter Brian Hegseth

Age: 44 Years, 44 Year Old Males

Family:

Spouse/Ex-: Samantha Hegseth (m. 2010), Meredith Schwarz (m. 2004–2009)

father: Brian Hegseth

mother: Penelope Hegseth

children: Gunner Hegseth

Journalists American Men

Height: 6'0" (183 cm), 6'0" Males

City: Minneapolis, Minnesota

U.S. State: Minnesota

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education: Forest Lake Area High School, Princeton University, Harvard University

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Military Career

In 2003, Pete Hegseth was commissioned into the U.S. Army National Guard as an infantry officer. The following year, he served as a guard at the Guantánamo Bay. Shortly after returning from Cuba, he served as infantry platoon leader and civil–military operations officer in Baghdad and Samarra respectively.

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Media & Political Career

After his return from Iraq, Hegseth worked at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Then from 2007 to 2010, he worked as an executive director at Vets For Freedom. During this time, he served as a military analyst for Fox News Channel as well. Hegseth is also a contributor to National Review Online and a term member of Council on Foreign Relations. He has written several editorials for ‘The Washington Post,’ ‘The Washington Times,’ ‘The Wall Street Journal’ and ‘New York Post.’

In 2012, he lost the Republican Party endorsement for Senate election in Minnesota to Kurt Bills. In 2017, he interviewed President Donald Trump and received criticism for allowing the latter to make fake statements without challenging him.

The Axe-Throwing Incident

On June 14, 2015, during live broadcast on Fox & Friends, Hegseth threw a double-bit lumberjack axe which struck and injured drummer SFC Jeff Prosperie of the West Point Band. After this incident, the channel and the band assured the public that there will be no axe throwing while service members perform behind the target.

Personal Life

Pete Hegseth was born as Peter Brian Hegseth on June 6, 1980, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, to Penelope and Brian Hegseth. He studied at Forest Lake Area High School and later on earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University. After this, he received a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University.

Coming to Hegseth’s love life, he was previously married to Meredith Schwarz. After separating from her, the American journalist went on to marry Samantha Hegseth. Currently, Hegseth has four children: Rex, Gwendolyn, Boone and Gunner.

Pete Hegseth Biography