Hegseth is an Army National Guard officer and the former executive director of the organizations for political advocacy, Vets For Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America. The former is a conservative advocacy organization supported by the Koch brothers, advocates greater privatization of the Department of Veterans Affairs. He was considered to lead the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the Trump administration, however in January 2017 David Shulkin was selected instead Hegseth was active in both conservative and Republican politics since his days as an undergraduate at Princeton University. In 2016, he came out as a staunch supporter as well as ally of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, and was an occasional advisor to Trump throughout the latter's presidency. He reportedly persuaded Trump to pardon three American soldiers accused or convicted of war crimes in connection with the shooting of non-combatants in Iraq. Hegseth was an Guantanamo bay platoon leader during his military service and advocated for the treatment of the detained inmates.
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