“Trump’s incoming SECRETARY OF DEFENSE who doesn’t wash his hands and doesn’t believe in germs,” rebuked one critic. “So, the Secretary of Defense is a guy that if he can’t see the threat, it doesn’t exist? Cool. Cool,” ripped another person. “Our new Secretary of Defense can’t fight germs,” quipped someone else.

The “Fox and Friends” presenter, 44, served tours in Afghanistan and Iraq and holds degrees from both Princeton and Harvard.

During a recent podcast, Pete Hegseth argued that top senior leaders involved with diversity, equity and inclusion efforts need to be fired.