Representative Pat Ryan (D-NY) said Morning Joe He was “very concerned” about being elected president Donald Trump now nominated former Fox News host Pete Hegseth As Minister of Defense.

Trump on Tuesday evening shock political media world then named former Army National Guard Infantry Officer and Ivy League graduate became host of Fox News and bestselling author, As Minister of Defense, he will be in the cabinet for this second term. Even Hegseth Fox and Friends had colleagues caught off guard with announcement.

Ryan is a West Point graduate and serves on the House Armed Services Committee. on wednesday Morning Joe view, co-host Jonathan Lemire “You are a veteran,” he said. You also sit on the armed services committee. That’s why we want to get your reaction to Donald Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth to head the Pentagon. He was, of course, a Fox News host most recently.”

Lemire then asked bluntly: “Do you believe he is qualified to run the Department of Defense?”

“This is an incredibly serious time in the world,” Rep. Ryan replied. “This is an incredibly serious cabinet position. And I don’t think Hegseth is a serious person and a serious elect. “And unfortunately, it is no surprise that it comes from Trump, who has dodged the draft five times, called our soldiers suckers and losers, insulted gold star families and honorees, and trampled the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery.”

“I’m not surprised she chose the Fox News host over someone who would understand the gravity of the moment,” he added. “I am very concerned about what this means because even today we have seen reports from some countries. Wall StreetJournal, We are talking about executive orders that are actually military purges and tests of political purity, at a time when our military has always been apolitical, non-partisan patriots. “It is not political-military.”

“This is a very dangerous path we could be going down, and on the armed forces, I will be incredibly focused on the armed services committee to make sure we don’t go down that path,” he concluded.

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