Huckabee praises Hegseth, blames 'woke' mindset for low military recruitment

Mike Huckabee (R), Arkansas’s former governor and newly appointed U.S. ambassador to Israel, commended President-elect Trump for selecting Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense.

“I think he's going to be just as disruptive, which needs to happen at the DOD. They've been so focused on being woke and being diverse that nobody wants to join them," Huckabee said Friday on NewsMax’s "Rob Schmitt Tonight."

He said the Fox News host and Army National Guard officer could boost...