Hegseth: Openly LGBTQ Soldiers “Erode Standards”

“What you’re seeing is a military right now that is more interested in social engineering led by this president than they are in war fighting. So, as a result, through Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and women in the military and these standards, they’re going to inevitably start to erode standards because they want that one female special operator, that one female Green Beret, that one female Army Ranger, that one female Navy Seal, so they can put them on a recruiting poster and feel good about themselves and has nothing to do with national security.” – Pete Hegeth, nominee to be Defense Secretary, in a resurfaced 2015 Fox appearance nearly five years after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

Misconstrued? Pete Hegseth has been crystal clear: he doesn’t think women in the military belong in combat and now he’s trying to cover up his dangerous views. pic.twitter.com/HMV8egOxR7

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) December 10, 2024