https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/14/selective-dei-of-pete-hegseth/
In other words, Hegseth admits that he lacks the experience and qualifications of past secretaries. But he should get the job because he was a soldier, someone whose background gives him qualifications that don’t show up on his résumé.
That is precisely the sort of inclusion that the right excoriates when it is applied to Black people or women. But Hegseth is a White conservative man, seeking the sort of chance that White men have long been given but have never had to frame as “inclusion.”
It is unlikely that he recognizes the irony of his appeal. It is certain that his allies on the right will not suggest that he is simply using DEI tactics to try to replace the better-qualified Black man who currently holds the position.
Hegseth is a great friend of Israel, yet you are happy to malshin him,
ReplyDeleteeven thouh he will be an influence on Trump, as long as he keeps his position!
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News anchor with no political experience, will soon be in charge of the Pentagon; In a Senate hearing, Hegseth sided with Israel, saying: 'I robustly support the state of Israel and its existential defense'
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skbm3xnpyx
Hegseth: I'm a friend of Israel, I'll give them whatever support they want and help them wipe out their enemies.
ReplyDeleteDT: He's a friend of Trump! Evil! Mock! Evil! Mock!
It's because of people like DT that we have no friends.