#Hegseth Strikes 2 #Black & 2 #Female Officers From Promotion List

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial & gender bias.

#WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #law #discrimination #CivilRights #military #Trump #bigotry
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/hegseth-promotion-list.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial and gender bias.

The New York Times

#US #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth is blocking the promotion of 4 #Army officers to be one-star generals, a highly unusual move that has prompted some senior #military officials to question whether the officers are being singled out because of their #race or #gender.

2 of the officers targeted by #Hegseth are Black & 2 are women on a promotion list that consists of about 3 dozen officers, most of whom are #white #men, snr military ofcls said.

#WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #law #Trump #bigotry

#Hegseth had been pressing snr #Army leaders, including Army Sec Daniel Driscoll, for months to remove the officers’ names, #military ofcls said. But Driscoll, citing the officers’ decades-long records of exemplary service, repeatedly refused.
Earlier this month, Hegseth unilaterally struck the officers’ names from the list, though it is not clear he has the #legal #authority to do so. The list is currently being reviewed by the WH, which is expected to send it to the #Senate for final approval.

It is exceedingly rare that a one-star list draws such intense scrutiny from a #SecDef. The battle highlights the bitter rifts opened by Hegseth’s campaign to reverse policies that he says are prejudiced against #white officers 🙄.

#Hegseth has said repeatedly that he is determined to change a culture corrupted by “foolish,” “reckless” & “woke” leaders from previous admins. [#GreatReplacementTheory]

#WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #law #discrimination #CivilRights #military #Trump #bigotry

@Nonilex says the man who is foolish, reckless and stupid. (Better to be woke than stupid)
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@Nonilex lol what? People only now discover he is a racist and a bigot???

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“allegations of racial & gender bias”

This would be more accurate if it said “has led some to point out his well-known racial and gender bias”

@Nonilex Question, is there any administrative court that this can be challenged at ?
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@Nonilex Token hatred it is called, right?