Summary

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s embattled nominee for defense secretary, has denounced policies allowing openly gay troops and women in combat roles as part of a “Marxist” agenda undermining military readiness.

In his book The War on Warriors and past interviews, Hegseth criticized the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” and argued that inclusivity erodes standards.

Accused of misconduct, his views against women in combat and seeing inclusivity as a threat to national security have been closely examined during his confirmation process.

  • Optional@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Ah yes. The Four Long Years of Desperate Insanity Journalism have begun.

    Settle in, lefties! Your incessant despising of the Democrats is going to pay off bigly!

    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      You have that flipped. Lefties vote Democrat for the most part for damage reduction. Democrats despise lefties. See the treatment of Bernie and AOC. The latter of which is currently being blocked by Pelosi for her committed chair bid.

      • frosty99c@midwest.social
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        54 minutes ago

        Right, I do despise the Democrats but I still voted Harris for harm reduction. If anything, these 4 long years mentioned above are just going to make me despise Democrats more for fumbling the election so badly