Trump’s defense secretary pick said women shouldn’t be in combat roles. These female veterans fear what comes next
When Elisa Smithers was deployed to Iraq in 2005, there was a ban on women serving in ground combat operations. She now fears the progress made for women in combat since then will be reversed after President-elect Donald Trump announced Pete Hegseth this week as his pick for secretary of defense – a Fox News host and Army veteran who has criticized efforts to allow women into combat roles.
Trump's pick for defense secretary doesn't want women serving in combat
Fox News host Pete Hegseth, a longtime Trump ally, has also said he wants to purge the military of "woke" officials.
Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’
He's also shown support for members of the military accused of war crimes and criticized the military's justice system.
Trump Defense Pick Had Been Flagged by Fellow Service Member as Possible 'Insider Threat'
Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due t
Alarm Grows Over Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary
Pete Hegseth has criticized the Pentagon leadership for its diversity efforts and vocally supported service members accused of war crimes.
Trump's Worrying Choice for Defense Secretary
Pete Hegseth is too aligned with the Christian right and too much of a culture warrior to lead the US military, says Bloomberg Opinion columnist Andreas Kluth.
Trump Defense Secretary Pick Is a For-Profit College Advocate
Hegseth emerged as a strong supporter of for-profit colleges during the first Trump administration. Speaking at a Career Education Colleges and Universities event in 2019, Hegseth promised the lobbying group that he would push Trump to fight legislation to close a loophole in the 90-10 rule,
Trump Pentagon pick dismissed military diversity drive, demonized Islam
A Washington Post review of Pete Hegseth’s writing shows he rejected steps to integrate women and transgender troops across ...
Pete Hegseth's plan to overhaul America's military: 'You need to fire a ton of generals'
Across hours of interviews, defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth has articulated his plan for a "frontal assault" to reform ...
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Trump's defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth opposes women in combat, 'woke' ideology in military
Pete Hegseth, who was announced Tuesday as President-elect Donald Trump s choice as secretary of defense, went viral for a ...
Hegseth, advocate for firing 'woke' military leaders, picked for defense secretary
Hegseth is an Army National Guard veteran and according to his website served in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Pete Hegseth has said exactly how he will shake up the Pentagon
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, has called for a war on what he calls the “woke” military, ...
Trump and Hegseth on collision course with senior military leaders
President-election Donald Trump's appointment of Pete Hegseth as defense secretary could spell trouble for CQ Brown, Chairman ...
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