The U.S. defense secretary faced questions about his views on female soldiers at his confirmation hearing in mid-January 2025.

Pete Hegseth, the newly appointed Secretary of Defense under the Trump administration, has expressed his intent to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across the U.S. military.

On his first day as defense secretary, Hegseth called Fort Liberty and Fort Moore by their former names, which belonged to treasonous Americans.

Southern Democrats fought the American Civil War to protect slavery from President Abraham Lincoln and the newly-formed Republican Party. No honest person who has reviewed and taught the relevant evidence would dispute as much.