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Take It From A Female Army Vet: Pete Hegseth Is Right About Women In Combat

The end result is always lowered standards in the name of 'equality.'

Virginia Kruta
Take It From A Female Army Vet: Pete Hegseth Is Right About Women In Combat
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President-elect Donald Trump got immediate backlash when he nominated decorated U.S. Army veteran and Ivy League graduate Pete Hegseth to be his incoming Defense Secretary, with most critics harping on the fact that Hegseth also happened to be a regular cohost on Fox News.

In turn, Hegseth has gotten a fair amount of backlash for his unequivocal statement in a recent interview about the idea of female service members serving in combat roles.

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