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American government official and television personality (born 1980)
Peter Brian Hegseth is an American government official, veteran, and former television personality who has been serving as the 29th United States secretary of defense since 2025.
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American politician (born 1960)
Thomas Roland Tillis is an American businessman and politician who has served as the senior United States senator from North Carolina since 2015. From 2007 to 2015, Tillis served in the North Carolina House of Representatives, of which he was speaker from 2011 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
More on Wikipedia ↗The outgoing North Carolina Republican also said that “Jan. 6 worked itself out” and called the Capitol riot a “stress test.”
The book will be released Tuesday, but Spectrum News received an early copy.
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., about his new book, his relationship with Trump and why he says his biggest regret is voting to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.