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Hegseth Allegedly Removes Officers for Promotion

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly removed four officers, including two Black men and two women, from a list of army officers up for promotion to one-star generals. Despite Hegseths directive, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll refused, citing their strong service records. Hegseth then removed their names himself, potentially violating military rules. The Pentagon and Hegseths chief of staff deny any bias or politics in promotions, labeling the story as fake news. This incident aligns with Hegseths pattern of targeting woke influences and removing high-ranking female officers. The full impact remains unclear as the list awaits Senate approval.

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Hegseth Allegedly Removes Officers for Promotion

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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.

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