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Hegseth's views toward diversity in the U.S. military, including the role of women, are likely to be a focus of his confirmation hearing on Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) had raised concerns about Hegseth's stance on women in combat and was seen as a critical vote for his confirmation. She used her time to hear his commitments that "women ...
In 2018, during Hegseth's divorce proceedings from his second wife, his mother Penelope Hegseth sent him an email criticizing his treatment of women. The email stated: [ 118 ] You are an abuser of women – that is the ugly truth and I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power and ego.
The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free is a non-fiction book written by American television presenter (later the United States Secretary of Defense) Pete Hegseth published in 2024. In the book, Hegseth criticizes the US military for its focus on "woke" policies and counter extremism.
The Fox News host earlier received a grilling from committee member Shaheen, who called out Hegseth for changing his views on women in the military after he was named as Trump’s pick for defense ...
Women serve in combat, he said, and, “if we have the right standard and women meet that standard, roger. Let's go.” Questioned aggressively about his stance on women in combat by senators Tuesday, Hegseth said he supports women in the military but wants to review military standards to make sure they are not lowered to accommodate women.
Hegseth wrote in his 2024 book that women are meant to be “life-givers” and shouldn’t serve in combat roles. “Dads push us to take risks. Moms put the training wheels on our bikes.
But Hegseth has been fighting to save his nomination as he faces allegations of excessive drinking and sexual assault and over his views questioning the role of women in combat. He spent the week on Capitol Hill trying to win the support of Republican senators, who must confirm him to lead the Pentagon, doing a radio interview and penning an ...