Hegseth Boasts Of Axing “Woke” Program Created During First Trump Administration By Noem And Rubio

The Daily Beast reports:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth crowed about shutting down a “woke” women in military program—which it turns out was enacted by President Donald Trump. While Hegseth is now disparaging the program, Trump’s first administration was the driving force behind its implementation.

The Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 was signed into law by Trump during his first term. After social media users pointed out that fact, Hegseth fired back with another X post blaming former President Joe Biden for corrupting the program instituted by Trump.

The act was a bipartisan bill sponsored by two of Trump’s top Cabinet members. Then-Rep. Kristi Noem, who is now homeland security secretary, wrote the version for the House, while then-Sen. Marco Rubio, who is now secretary of state, helped adapt the bill for the Senate.

Read the full article. Rubio boasted about his role in passing the bill just last month in an interview with Politico.