Summary
Female veterans and service members are condemning Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s comments opposing women in combat roles, calling them outdated and harmful.
Hegseth claimed women in combat complicate military effectiveness, despite decades of evidence proving their competence, including service in Iraq and Afghanistan, where over 300,000 women served, with 179 killed and over 1,000 wounded.
Critics, including Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a Purple Heart recipient, argue Hegseth’s views ignore the realities of modern warfare.
His nomination has sparked backlash, further amplified by past allegations of sexual misconduct.
Trump is throwing out rapid fire unqualified pics to force votes against him in the Senate. This isn’t usual politics. He’s just throwing grenades because he can.
No, he’s throwing out horrible picks so that the slightly less horrible picks that come after them seem reasonable.
That is my theory too. I don’t think people understand how much the Republicans controlling Trump have been planning for this.
Nah, he isn’t playing chess, he’s just the pigeon shitting all over the board.
He isn’t playing chess because he’s not the one doing the chess playing. He’s a puppet. Do you think he came up with any of Project 2025?
That’s exactly what this is. It’s easier to loot the country when everything is burning and your corruption isn’t the biggest problem.
What does he gain from Senate voting against him?
Chaos? A distraction from whatever else he’s up to that night be worse? Idk.