Trump’s defense secretary pick said women shouldn’t be in combat roles. These female veterans fear what comes next
When Elisa Smithers was deployed to Iraq in 2005, there was a ban on women serving in ground combat operations. She now fears the progress made for women in combat since then will be reversed after President-elect Donald Trump announced Pete Hegseth this week as his pick for secretary of defense – a Fox News host and Army veteran who has criticized efforts to allow women into combat roles.
Trump’s pick for defense secretary doesn't want women serving in combat
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In picking Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, President-elect Donald Trump has selected a military veteran and popular conservative media personality with a large fo
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Trump taps veteran, Fox personality Hegseth for Defense secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Pete Hegseth to be his Pentagon chief, a surprise move that would put the Fox News host and Army veteran in charge of the new administration’s effort to clear out diversity and inclusion policies at the Defense Department.
Pete Hegseth is not just Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, he's also a Tennessee Vols fan
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Tammy Duckworth Has a Message for Pete Hegseth on Women in Combat
Senator Tammy Duckworth has hit back against Pete Hegseth's statements on women in combat roles, saying he is "out of touch" with the military.