Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that he was fixing an initiative he said had gone “woke” under President Joe Biden’s administration — a move which prompted an object lesson in trying to meet liberals halfway.
Hegseth announced an end to the Women, Peace and Security program — described by The Hill as “a Pentagon program meant to advance women’s participation in peace-building and conflict prevention” — via X.
“WPS is yet another woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative that overburdens our commanders and troops — distracting from our core task: WAR-FIGHTING,” he wrote.
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“WPS is a UNITED NATIONS program pushed by feminists and left-wing activists. Politicians fawn over it; troops HATE it.
“DoD will hereby executive the minimum of WPS required by statute, and fight
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