"Is that real?" Doocy said, not believing it could be true. The Fox and Friends hosts did their best to pretend their colleague is completely qualified to be the Secretary of Defense, even though he has no experience running anything other than a shell charity that he paid his brother with.

The host of Fox & Friends were just as shocked as the rest of the political media world to learn that President-elect Donald Trump has nominated their now-former colleague Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.

The hosts of Fox & Friends were apparently just as surprised as everybody else to learn that Donald Trump had chosen their colleague Pete Hegseth as his next defense secretary. The president-elect announced his eyebrow-raising nomination on Truth Social Tuesday,

"The View" hosts criticize Trump's pick of Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary, citing his views on women in combat and lack of government experience.

Pete Hegseth, president-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, has spoken about his views on women in the military and Trump's "Stop the Steal" rally.

Hegseth, 44, has developed a close rapport with Trump, who also reportedly considered him for a post in his first administration. Hegseth has lobbied Trump to release service members accused of war crimes.

President-elect Trump has made an unconventional choice in announcing his intention of nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. It was a surprise choice that already has caused some consternation.