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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

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Pete Hegseth walks through the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2024.

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Pete Hegseth says US military bases should restore names of Confederate generals

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President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, on January 7, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson and members of the House take the oath of office during the 119th Congress at the US Capitol on January 3 in Washington, DC.

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