Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6 1978,) is an American television host and author.Hegseth is an Army National Guard officer and former executive director of political advocacy groups Vets For Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America. The latter is a conservative-leaning advocacy group funded by the Koch brothers, advocates more privatization of the Department of Veterans Affairs.He was thought to be the head of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs under the Trump administration, however in January of 2017, David Shulkin was selected instead.Hegseth is active in conservative as well as Republican political circles since his time as an undergraduate at Princeton University. He was a prominent supporter of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and was occasionally a consultant to him throughout his presidency. He reportedly persuaded Trump to pardon three American soldiers accused or convicted of war crimes relating to the shooting of non-combatants Iraq. Hegseth was a Guantanamo bay platoon commander during his military service and he defended the treatment of inmates who were detained.
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