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riversedge

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Tue Sep 30, 2025, 01:56 PM Sep 30

Hegseth: All Non-White Military Leaders Were DEI Promotions [View all]

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Source: crooksandliars.com



The SecWar smeared every minority and person of color in the military.



By John Amato — September 30, 2025

During his forced pep rally for military leaders, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth smeared every non-white uniform leader in the US Military as being DEA hires from a "woke" Department of Defense.

Hegseth pranced proud around the stage during his speech, nervous and anxious, and exuded a man not in control of himself.

HEGSETH: For too long, we've promoted too many uniformed leaders for the wrong reasons, based on their race, based on gender quotas, based on historic so-called firsts.

We've pretended that combat arms and non-combat arms are the same thing. We've weeded out so-called toxic leaders under the guise of double-blind psychology assessments, promoting risk-averse, go-along-to-get-along conformists instead.

You name it, the department did it. Foolish and reckless political leaders set the wrong compass heading.......................................


Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/09/pete-hegseth-all-non-white-military



These comments about military promotions better go over like lead balloons IMHO!!




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Sounds like a klan rally IronLionZion Sep 30 #1
He is an evil man ..... As in ANTI-CHRIST Evil. Trueblue1968 Sep 30 #20
https://democraticunderground.com/100220686367#post5::text5.-,MaddowBlog%2DWhy%20Pete%20Hegseth%27s%20pitch%20to%20gen LetMyPeopleVote Sep 30 #2
It sounds like he's urging war crimes! yardwork Sep 30 #3
"Sounds like," nothing. He is *declaring intent* to commit war crimes. Grokenstein Sep 30 #17
In this case, the "honorable thing" would be something else entirely. Grokenstein Sep 30 #15
Hegseth was a DUI hire. surfered Sep 30 #4
He was a Trump DEI hire. intheflow Sep 30 #5
It was under his breath but I caught that as well. JohnnyRingo Sep 30 #6
He's as crazy as trump! Bayard Sep 30 #7
He's the most unqualified POS to hold office at the Pentagon iemanja Sep 30 #8
I bet the women who completed Ranger School could easily kick Pete's sorry ass Redleg Sep 30 #9
The lady who works at the base commissary could kick his ass. Irish_Dem Sep 30 #14
Hegseth didn't cut the mustard Puppyjive Sep 30 #10
Ironic BaronChocula Sep 30 #11
Fox news is the employment agency for trump. Reality-show administration. PSPS Sep 30 #19
And women obamanut2012 Sep 30 #12
Like Colin Powell? no_hypocrisy Sep 30 #13
The naked racism and misogyny laid bare by Kegsbreath and Mango Mussolini is sickening gohuskies Sep 30 #16
I think they're worried. Bullies are scared by nature. Buddyzbuddy Sep 30 #18
AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve Sep 30 #21
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