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Pete Hegseth removes all women and some Black service members from navy promotion list
Pete Hegseth removes all women and some Black service members from navy promotion list
<p>Defense secretary’s latest interposition resulted in all-male, overwhelmingly white picks for promotion to admiralty</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jun/03/us-midterm-primaries-politics-donald-trump-california-governor-latest-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The US defense secretary, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/pete-hegseth">Pete Hegseth</a>, stripped nine navy officers including women and Black service members from a promotion list last month, according to a person familiar with the matter, resulting in an all-male, overwhelmingly white slate of 22 advancing as nominees to become one-star admirals.</p><p>Hegseth’s unusual intervention violated promotion rules designed to be merit-based and apolitical, the New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/hegseth-navy-promotion-list.html">said on Tuesday</a>, and extended the Trump administration’s push to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the military.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/pete…
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Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List
The defense secretary’s decision to block the officers’ promotions appears driven by his anti-diversity sta...
Also Breaking news.....
Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List
The defense secretary’s decision to block the officers’ promotions appears driven by his anti-diversity stance rather than based on merit.
NYT just sent out the article below w/ a Breaking News Alert:
"Pete Hegseth Removes Female and Black Navy Officers from Promotions List".
Remember, this Fox News anchor, credibly accused assailant,...
NYT just sent out the article below w/ a Breaking News Alert:
"Pete Hegseth Removes Female and Black Navy Officers from Promotions List".
Remember, this Fox News anchor, credibly accused assailant, & active alcoholic EARNED his cabinet position.
All of us just skate by on special treatment.
Hegseth strikes almost all women and minority officers from promotions list. Not a smart move. It would be fairly easy for an alcoholic of his magnitude to fall off an aircraft carrier. What a despic...
Hegseth strikes almost all women and minority officers from promotions list. Not a smart move. It would be fairly easy for an alcoholic of his magnitude to fall off an aircraft carrier. What a despicable, reprehensible, bigoted festering piece of shit.
Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List
This is ripe for a lawsuit and more waste of tax dollars. Did he review all the white men? www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/u...
PETE HEGSETH BLOCKS NAVY PROMOTIONS
Pete Hegseth blocks women and Black officers from U.S. Navy promotion list, eliminating nominees selected by senior leaders. His rationale remains unexplained.
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PETE HEGSETH BLOCKS NAVY PROMOTIONS
Pete Hegseth blocks women and Black officers from U.S. Navy promotion list, eliminating nominees selected by senior leaders. His rationale remains unexplained.
#PeteHegseth #USNavy #NavyPromotions #BreakingNews #MilitaryNews
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Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to block the officers’ promotions appears dr...
BREAKING NEWS
Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to block the officers’ promotions appears driven by his anti-diversity stance rather than based on merit.
Breaking news: Hegseth removes female and Black Navy officers from promotion list.
BREAKING 🚨 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotions of multiple U.S. Navy officers, including female and Black officers who had been selected by a senior promotion board, per NYT.
Th...
BREAKING 🚨 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotions of multiple U.S. Navy officers, including female and Black officers who had been selected by a senior promotion board, per NYT.
This sparked controversy in the Pentagon, where promotion lists are typically considered merit-based.
⚡ BREAKING: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked promotions of at least seven Navy officers, a move that targeted women and minority officers, per the New York Times. #Navy #Pentagon
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Hegseth axed women and minorities from Navy promotions —and tried to slip in his own aide
Source: Raw Story #Navy #ThePentagon
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****** Breaking News *******
Hegseth axed women and minorities from Navy promotions —and tried to slip in his own aide
Source: Raw Story #Navy #ThePentagon
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked the promotions of multiple U.S. Navy officers who had been selected by a senior promotion board.
bluesky
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed women and Black service members from a Navy promotion list.
guardian
The promotion list that resulted from Pete Hegseth’s intervention included an all-male, overwhelmingly white slate of 22 nominees for one-star admiral.
guardian
Framing · 4 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
bluesky
“This sparked controversy in the Pentagon, where promotion lists are typically considered merit-based.”
→ Promotion lists are typically considered merit-based.
guardian
“Pete Hegseth removes all women and some Black service members from navy promotion list”
→ Pete Hegseth removed women and some Black service members from a Navy promotion list.
guardian
“resulting in an all-male, overwhelmingly white slate of 22 advancing as nominees to become one-star admirals.”
→ The promotion list resulted in a slate of 22 nominees for one-star admiral, all male and predominantly white.
guardian
“extended the Trump administration’s push to eliminate diversity, equity an”
→ The intervention extended the Trump administration’s push to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion.