Mike Huckabee, who was recently chosen to be ambassador to Israel by President-elect Donald Trump, told Newsmax Friday that the selection of Pete Hegseth to run the Defense Department will put an end to the “social experiment” that the U.S. military has become the past four years.

“Nobody cares” about how many transgender or lesbian soldiers there are, Huckabee said, only that the U.S. military is ready to fight and defend the country.

Huckabee told “Rob Schmitt Tonight” Hegseth is Ivy League-educated, “combat-tested,” and a “soldier’s soldier.” But, Huckabee said, his best title might be disruptor.

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