Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired back at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Sunday after the New York Democrat called him and other Trump appointees « Dumb Effing Individuals, » a play on the DEI acronym, in an X video on Saturday.
« That’s how far they have fallen. It’s astonishing, not surprising, » Hegseth told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo.
« Of course, they don’t like the fact that we’re ripping DEI out of the military and making it colorblind and merit-based. »
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« If their whole strategy is… minute-long videos on TikTok to call us names while we secure the southern border, kick out Chinese influence, revive the warrior culture inside our military, that’s why they lost in a historic fashion to President Trump last time, and their future looks bleak as well. »
Jeffries’ remarks criticized Hegseth’s instruction to purge the U.S. Naval Academy’s library of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)-related content.
He vowed to keep pressure on « extremists » behind the move.
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Hegseth shared the latest news from several foreign policy arenas — a historic deal to deter Chinese influence in the Panama Canal and President Trump’s « dead serious » effort to prevent a nuclear Iran in this week’s « Sunday Morning Futures » exclusive.
Rather than focusing on DEI, he said he remains focused on « rebuilding America’s military » with « peace through strength » policies, cutting out waste and investing in new technologies like the F-47 fighter jet.
« We’re looking at all the ways in which our military academies educate and giving guidance to get rid of DEI, and I think the American people appreciate that, » he added.
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