Pete Hegseth Removes 2 Black Officers From Promotion List 

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “war on wokeness” appears to have taken a turn into blatant racism and sexism. Military officials are now questioning whether race and gender play a role in military promotions after Hegseth struck the names of two Black officers and two women officers from a promotion list of potential one-star generals. 

According to The New York Times, Hegseth had been pressing Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll to remove the names of the...