Pete Hesgeth rocketed to national fame when Donald Trump named him as his choice for Secretary of Defense.

Hesgeth and his second wife Samantha Deering have three sons together: Gunnar, Boone, and Rex.

Rauchet had three children from a previous marriage: Kenzie, Jackson, and Luke.

Pete Hegseth and his family

That brings us to kid number seven in the Hesgeth family.

Deering and Hesgeth divorced not long after Gwen was born.

Hesgeth has talked about being a dad and a stepdad, and it sounds like he’s all in.

Pete Hesgeth, Jennifer Rauchet, and their children in a human pyramid

We “are a family brought together by the grace of God,” Hesgeth said.

“There are no ‘steps’ or ‘halves’ in the Hegseth clan,” perBirmingham Christian Family.