This is part of Hello, Trumpworld, Slate’s reluctant guide to the people who will be calling the shots now—at least for as long as they last in Washington.

In his book, Hegseth clearly says that some women are indeed the equal of men, and he himself has known many “phenomenal” female soldiers. The problem, as he sees it, is that woke ideologues require every woman to be regarded as being as successful as every man.

In an incoming administration full of dangerously unqualified and sometimes dangerously deranged acolytes whose primary qualification seems to be ceaseless loyalty to Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth still stands out: Not only is he dangerously unqualified and ceaselessly loyal to Trump,

Donald Trump’s choices for the federal government roles range from conspiracy theorists to ones who are clearly unqualified. However, his most has to be Pete Hegseth. The former Fox News host is Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense.

After airing Antony Blinken‘s final interview as Secretary of State on The New Yorker Radio Hour on Friday, host David Remnick had New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos on the show to discuss President-elect Donald Trump‘s cabinet picks — including Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and “anti-China hawk” Senator Marco Rubio,