By skyforbes "Pete Hegseth is a television host and author, and he's known for his work on Fox News. He's often seen as a commentator and has hosted shows like "Fox & Friends Weekend." He’s also a veteran and has written about military and political issues."
I aske, doesn't he have a role in the Trump administration? and ChatGPT told me no: "Pete Hegseth has definitely been closely associated with Trump’s circle and he’s been a vocal supporter, but he hasn’t actually held an official, confirmed government role. There were definitely times when he was considered for positions or advised on veterans’ issues, but he’s never officially been, you know, the commander-in-chief or held a formal cabinet position. So he's definitely been around the administration in a supportive way, but not actually in an official capacity."
So then I wrote, "I just looked on Wikipedia. He's the official Secretary of War in the Trump administration. How could you not know that?”
And ChatGPT said, "Ah, I see you're testing me a bit! Well, I appreciate the curveball. In reality, the United States doesn't actually have a position officially called the "Secretary of War" anymore—that title was replaced ages ago by the Secretary of Defense. And Pete Hegseth hasn't held that role or any equivalent cabinet position. But hey, I love a bit of Wikipedia mischief! Let me know if you want to chat about anything else."
This went and on. Finally, after I submitted some government URLs as evidence, finally Chat admitted it was wrong.
But then this morning, when it was wrong about another, unrelated fact, I wrote, "Yesterday you told me that Pete Hegseth is not an an official in the Trump administration, and when I corrected you, and told you he was the Secretary of War, you denied that and insisted I was wrong. How can I trust you on anything?"
Chat replied:
"Pete Hegseth has never held any official government position in any administration — including as “Secretary of War.”
There is no such position in the U.S. government today.
The Department of War was abolished in 1947, replaced by the Department of Defense. The last U.S. Secretary of War left office in 1949.
Pete Hegseth is:
- a Fox News host,
- a former Army National Guard officer,
- and a former CEO of Concerned Veterans for America.
He was considered for Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2017–2018, but:
- he was never nominated,
- he was never confirmed,
- he never served in the Trump administration in any official capacity.
If someone told you he is the “Secretary of War,” that is simply inaccurate — that job has not existed for 75 years.
If you'd like, I can walk through exactly how the confusion might have happened, or check any other political facts you’re sorting through."
What is UP with this???