Interesting News in Daily Express
According to a recent report in the British tabloid Daily Express, the new Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth, took part in an axe-throwing contest on the popular Fox and Friends programme in 2015. However, during the competition, he accidentally threw an axe at drummer Jeff Prosperi. In archive footage released on social media, Hegseth’s axe thrown by Hegseth went past a large target and hit the musician’s hand.
The article continued that the drummer was not seriously injured at the time, but three years later, he sued the Fox channel for injuries he claimed were caused by the incident. While Fox officials described the lawsuit as ‘surprising’, it is stated that the case later resulted in a settlement.
Who is Pete Hegseth?
A graduate of Harvard and Princeton universities, Pete Hegseth is a major who served in Guantanamo, Iraq and Afghanistan at different periods in his military career. After his military service, he started working as a presenter on the pro-Republican Fox News channel. Hegseth is also known as one of the leaders of the group Concerned Veterans for America, which was founded to protect and promote the interests of American veterans. This group is funded by the billionaire Koch family.
Hegseth, who has been nominated for US Secretary of Defence, is notable for controversial statements on the Internet. For example, in a Fox News programme, he admitted that he does not believe in the existence of germs because they are invisible to the eye, and that is why he has not washed his hands for the last ten years. According to Politico, Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth for defence minister created a great shock in Washington and surprised many officials.
