Hegseth Allegedly Removes Officers for Promotion

On March 27th, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hagueceth has reportedly removed two black men

and two women from a list of army officers up for promotion to.

One-star generals According to reports, he directed Army Secretary

Dan Driscoll to strike their names, but Driscoll pushed back, pointing to their long records

of, strong service.

When Driscoll wouldn't comply, Hagueceth went ahead and cut the four names himself.

Very rules say the Defense Secretary can only approve or reject the full list to avoid

politics creeping into promotions.

This edited version now heads to the White House for review before the Senate weighs

in.

Pentagon spokes people quickly fire back, calling the story full of fake news and stressing

that promotions under Hagueceth go strictly by merit, with, no bias or politics involved.

Hagueceth's chief of staff echoed that, dismissing it as, made of gossip aimed at stirring

division.

He spits a pattern in Hagueceth's time at the Pentagon, where he's targeted what he

calls, woke influences from past leaders.

He's reassigned or removed several high-ranking female officers and spoken against promotions

based on race or gender.

The list stays confidential until Senate approval, so the full impact remains unclear as the process

moves forward.