'Who?' Some Republican senators surprised by Trump's defense pick

Some Republican senators expressed surprise and said they had little knowledge about who exactly President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense is.

Some Republican senators expressed surprise and said they had little knowledge about who exactly President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense is.

“Wow,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said after Trump announced former National Guard member and Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his choice for the high-ranking job.

“I’m just surprised, because the names that I’ve heard for secretary of defense have not included him,” Murkowski said.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, at a Senate hearing on May 4, 2022.Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images fileTrump on Tuesday called Hegseth, 44, “tough, smart and a true believer in America First.”

Some senators did not know who Hegseth is or much about him.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/pete-hegseth-defense-surprise-rcna179911

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