Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict B rash and bellicose, he sounded more like a cartoon bully than a sombre statesman. “Death and destruction from the sky all day long,” Pete Hegseth, wearing a red, white and and blue tie and pocket square, bragged to reporters at the Pentagon near Washington.