[U.S. Media Claims Trump is Considering Nominating Florida Governor to Replace Defense Secretary] According to Golden Finance, the Washington Post reports that President-elect Trump is considering nominating Florida Governor DeSantis to replace the Defense Secretary. According to sources, Trump and DeSantis personally discussed the matter on December 3. Neither spokesperson for the two responded immediately to this. Previously, on November 12, Trump stated that he would nominate Peter Hegseth as the U.S. Defense Secretary. Subsequently, Peter Hegseth was accused of having sexually assaulted a woman in 2017. Although he was not taken to court, several U.S. media outlets reported that as part of a settlement agreement, Hegseth paid a sum of money to the woman.