Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has repeatedly criticized policies allowing gay people to serve openly in the US military, calling them part of a “Marxist” agenda to prioritize social justice over combat readiness.

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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense pick, says allowing gay troops to serve openly reflects a Marxist agenda

‘Now you just have the absurdity of ‘I have two mommies and I’m so proud to show them that I can wear the uniform too,’’ Hegseth told conservative broadcaster

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By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has repeatedly criticized policies allowing gay people to serve openly in the US military, calling them part of a “Marxist” agenda to prioritize social justice over combat readiness. In his 2024 book “The War on Warriors” and in subsequent media promotions this year, Hegseth described both the original “don’t ask, don’t tell”…

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Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, said gay people should be able to serve in the US military, in an apparent shift from his previous stance on the issue.

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Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense has faced damaging allegations about his past behavior.

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Pete Hegseth Walks Back Controversial Comments Against Gay People Serving In The Military

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick to oversee the Department of Defense and its 3.4 million military and civilian personnel, has a long history of anti-LGBTQ statements. According to multiple reports, Hegseth has opposed gay service members, labeling them a threat to military standards and a part of a “Marxist” agenda promoting “social engineering.”“At least when it was an ‘Army of One,’ they were, you know, tough lo…

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“Policies that allow gays to serve in the American military are part of a Marxist agenda.” Donald Trump's Pentagon candidate supports this in his latest book The War on Warriors, published this year, in which he attacks the policy of 'don't ask, don't tell' - in Italian 'don't ask, don't say' - which accepts homosexuals in the army as long as they don't reveal their sexual orientation. The measure was introduced by Bill Clinton in 1993 to allow …

"Le politiche che consentono ai gay di prestare servizio nell'esercito americano fanno parte di un'agenda marxista". Lo sostiene il candidato di Donald Trump al Pentagono nel suo ultimo libro The War on Warriors, pubblicato quest'anno, in cui attacca la politica del "don't ask, don' tell" - in italiano "non chiedere, non dire" - che accetta gli omosessuali nell'esercito fintanto che non rivelino il loro orientamento sessuale. La misura fu introd…

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has repeatedly criticized policies allowing gay people to serve openly in the US military, calling them part of a “Marxist” agenda to prioritize social justice over combat readiness, CNN reports.

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Pete Hegseth Called Gays in the Military ‘Marxist’

New anger for Pete Hegseth: CNN reports on his stance on homosexuality in the US armed forces. Donald Trump's Pentagon candidate is not getting away with it well.

Neuer Ärger für Pete Hegseth: CNN berichtet über dessen Haltung zu Homosexualität in den US-Streitkräften. Gut kommt Donald Trumps Pentagon-Kandidat dabei nicht weg.

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Pete Hegseth: Trump candidate for Pentagon calls gay US soldiers part of “Marxist” agenda

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense pick, says allowing gay troops to serve openly reflects a Marxist agenda

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