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President-elect Donald Trump still has two nominations to make for his Cabinet: the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

One candidate Trump is considering for the V.A. is Minnesota-native and Army veteran Pete Hegseth. Hegseth, 36, doesn't have any experience leading a large organization, let alone one with nearly 350,000 employees. He also supports privatizing parts of the VA, a highly unpopular opinion among veterans.  

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Washington Post reporter Lisa Rein, who's been covering Trump's search for a leader of the veterans department.

However, Hegseth, 36, doesn't have any experience leading a large organization, let alone one with nearly 350,000 employees. He also supports privatizing parts of the VA, a highly unpopular opinion among veterans.

President-elect Donald Trump still has two nominations to make for his cabinet for the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Veterans Affairs. One candidate Trump is considering for the V.A. is Minnesota-native and army veteran Pete Hegseth.  Hegseth is just 36 years-old and doesn't have any experience leading a large organization, let alone one with nearly 350,000 employees.  He also supports privatizing parts of the V.A., a highly unpopular opinion among veterans.  MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Washington Post reporter Lisa Rein, who's been covering Trump's search for a leader of the V.A.

Hegseth in contention for VA secretary

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