Hegseth Uses His 1st Town Hall to Attack Diversity

Pentagon's Hegseth: 'diversity is our strength' is dumbest phrase in military history
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday chided past celebrations of the U.S. military's diversity in a broad address to Pentagon staff in which he also promised a tougher approach to NATO and accountability over the war in Afghanistan.
Hegseth Slams ‘Diversity Is Our Strength’ in Pentagon Town Hall
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday doubled down on his push to eliminate the department’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and renewed his pledge that the military would support President Donald Trump’s deportation push.
Hegseth Uses His First Town Hall to Attack Diversity
The defense secretary, speaking to the Pentagon work force, defended his “unconventional approaches” to an audience that included women and people of color.
In first town hall with the troops, Hegseth again blasts past DEI initiatives: 'Our strength is our unity'
ARLINGTON, Va. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in his Pentagon town hall Friday, touched upon many of the same, anti-Diversity, Equity and Inclusion themes he voiced during his contentious Senate confirmation hearing last month.
Hegseth: The Single Dumbest Phrase In Military History Is "Out Diversity Is Our Strength"
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Hegseth to look into 'what went wrong' in Afghanistan and pledges accountability, slams diversity motto
While speaking to the Department of Defense and Pentagon workforce during a town hall on Friday, Hegseth said America ...
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Hegseth Fumbles Line on Unity and Diversity
Then Hegseth, who has been critical of the emphasis on diversity inside the military, fumbled his own line. “The dumbest phrase in our military is ‘unity is our strength,’” he said.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed Pentagon employees, promising to bring accountability for the Biden administration's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, and ripped the notion that ...
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‘It’s Weakening Our Military’: Marine Vet Defends Hegseth, Says Military’s Push For Diversity Undermines Recruitment
A Marine Corps veteran appeared on Newsmax Tuesday to defend Pete Hegseth and express her ... inherently wrong with wanting to have diversity within our ranks but that is given the fact that ...
'Diversity is our strength' is dumbest phrase in military history: Pentagon's Hegseth
Hegseth, a veteran and former Fox News personality, has moved quickly to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion ...