{"id":129786,"date":"2024-11-25T05:02:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T22:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129786"},"modified":"2024-11-25T05:02:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T22:02:29","slug":"hegseths-views-on-women-in-combat-flat-out-wrong-senator-duckworth-says-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129786","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth\u2019s views on women in combat \u2018flat-out wrong\u2019, Senator Duckworth says | Trump administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Democratic US Senator Tammy Duckworth, who lost both her legs after the army Black Hawk attack helicopter she was piloting was shot down during the US war in Iraq, on Sunday ramped up criticism of Donald Trump\u2019s nominee for defense secretary who argues women shouldn\u2019t be on the front line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Pete Hegseth is the former Fox News host and soldier tapped by the president-elect to lead the Pentagon and oversee the largest military force in the world, but he is steeped in controversy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"1bf62870-0bd6-4a26-b7cf-6cd7d7f3d250\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:2,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Republican senator: \u2018We\u2019ll have lots of questions\u2019 for Trump\u2019s controversial picks&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;1bf62870-0bd6-4a26-b7cf-6cd7d7f3d250&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/24\/trump-controversial-cabinet-picks&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Hegseth vociferously opposes the recent hard-won right of US women to be officially allowed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/mar\/21\/iraq-war-us-military-women\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">into combat<\/a>. And he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/21\/pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-allegations\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">tangled in<\/a> past allegations of sexual misconduct \u2013 while the Pentagon has been struggling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2011\/dec\/09\/rape-us-military\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">for years<\/a> with how to prevent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2015\/may\/17\/sexual-assault-us-military-human-rights-watch\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">deal with<\/a> and punish sexual assault and harassment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2017\/mar\/14\/marines-sexual-harassment-congress-hearings\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">in the armed forces<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Duckworth called Hegseth \u201cflat-out wrong\u201d on women in combat roles when she appeared on the CBS show Face the Nation on Sunday, and called him \u201cinordinately unqualified\u201d for the job of defense secretary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cFrankly, America\u2019s daughters are just as capable of defending liberty and freedom as her sons,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Hegseth <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/military-women-defense-hegseth-combat-916d50a7b465ccfea1aeb13bb91064b3\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">made remarks<\/a> in a podcast earlier this month arguing for turning back time on equality in the military, saying: \u201cI\u2019m straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles. It hasn\u2019t made us more effective. Hasn\u2019t made us more lethal. Has made fighting more complicated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The final barriers to women in combat were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2015\/dec\/03\/defense-secretary-us-military-combat-jobs-women\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">removed in 2015<\/a> when the military was ordered to open all jobs to anyone who met standards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">But in reality, women had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2005\/may\/01\/usa.gender\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">been in combat<\/a> in substantial numbers, fighting on the front line, winning medals and losing their lives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2013\/jan\/26\/women-combat-us-military-firing-line\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">throughout the US wars<\/a> in Afghanistan and Iraq after the terrorist attacks of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/september11\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">9\/11<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-9\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"newsletter promotion\" class=\"dcr-av5vqf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-10et71f\">\n<p class=\"dcr-rsfwa\">Sign up to <span>The Stakes \u2014 Presidential Transition<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1xjndtj\">We will guide you through the aftermath of the US election and the transition to a Trump presidency<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"SecureSignup\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;newsletterId&quot;:&quot;the-stakes-us-election-edition&quot;,&quot;successDescription&quot;:&quot;We will guide you through the aftermath of the US election and the transition to a Trump presidency&quot;}\"\/><span class=\"dcr-1eusqlu\"><strong>Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. 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We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/span><\/aside>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-9\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure id=\"02684dd0-ca90-4aeb-bcfe-2a26bb4329cf\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:10,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Trump\u2019s eldest son emerges as key voice influencing cabinet picks \u2013 report&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;02684dd0-ca90-4aeb-bcfe-2a26bb4329cf&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/24\/donald-trump-son-influence-cabinet-choices&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Duckworth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagomag.com\/chicago-magazine\/april-2021\/the-day-tammy-duckworths-black-hawk-went-down\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">was shot down<\/a> with a rocket-propelled grenade over Iraq in 2004. She was elected to the Senate to represent Illinois in 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">She told CBS: \u201cWomen in our military does make us more effective, does make us more lethal. He\u2019s been out there saying women are not as strong [but] the ones who are in those roles have met the same standards as the men and have passed the very rigorous testing. So he\u2019s just flat out wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Duckworth is a member of the senate armed services committee. She noted that these days women serve in the infantry and special forces, such as the Navy Seals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">She also appeared in the CNN studio earlier on Sunday, using her wheelchair, and said: \u201cOur military could not go to war without its 223,000 women who serve in uniform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">She said that Hegseth served at a low level in the military and did not command any group larger than a platoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cMr Hegseth is not qualified for the position because he doesn\u2019t understand, apparently even after having served, that women are actually vitally important to an effective military.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Hegseth, among the most controversial of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/24\/trump-supporters-react-cabinet-picks\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Trump\u2019s already<\/a> contentious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/19\/trump-cabinet-picks-administration-appointees\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">cabinet choices<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/21\/pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-allegations\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">the subject<\/a> of a sexual assault investigation in 2017 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2024\/nov\/20\/trump-cabinet-picks-contempt-rage-vengeance\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">he reportedly<\/a> made a payment to a woman at the heart of the case in exchange for her signing a non-disclosure agreement. Hegseth has denied all the allegations and said the encounter in question was consensual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Duckworth said that she hoped the senate committee would speak to the woman during the confirmation process next year, although she suspected it would \u201croll over for Mr Trump\u201d and not do that once it has a Republican chair when the GOP assumes the senate majority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cRemember we have just fought over a decade of fights and overhauled the military in its treatment of sexual trauma, it\u2019s frankly an insult and really troubling that Mr Trump would nominate someone who has admitted he paid off a victim who has claimed rape allegations against him. This is not someone who you want to lead the department of defense,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/24\/trump-pentagon-pick-women-combat-tammy-duckworth\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic US Senator Tammy Duckworth, who lost both her legs after the army Black Hawk attack helicopter she was piloting was shot down during the US war in Iraq, on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=129786\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=129786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129786\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=129786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=129786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=129786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}