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Intractable

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18. Because Hegseth personally blocked the promotions of two black men and two women

Reply to gulliver (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 12:23 PM

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https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=hegseth+blocks+promotions

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotion of at least four, and potentially up to six, U.S. Army officers to one-star general, targeting two Black men and two women
. This action, taken in March 2026, involved removing them from a promotion list after Army leaders refused to do so, prompting accusations of political bias and discrimination against military leadership.
Key details regarding the promotion blocks:

Actions Taken: Hegseth personally struck the names of the officers—all of whom reportedly had exemplary service records—from the promotion list.

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Two Incompetent White Guys, [View all] Coolgoober Friday OP

It 's not their fault they thought Iran only had camels and swords. All the movies show that. They didn't know anything Srkdqltr Friday #1

;-{) Fools At War Goonch Friday #2

Not sure what their race or sex has to do with anything gulliver Friday #3

I'm Making Reference To The Hole DEI Thing Coolgoober Friday #5

try to imagine if these were two women / POC behaving like this Skittles Friday #7

Because they rail against DEI lame54 Friday #8

Because Hegseth personally blocked the promotions of two black men and two women Intractable Saturday #18

Two wrongs don't make a right gulliver Saturday #20

I find your argument to be pedantic and quite meaningless in the context of the behavior of Trump and Hegseth. Intractable Saturday #22

White guys? OC375 Friday #4

Sarcasm Coolgoober Friday #6

Weak. OC375 Friday #10

Yes I Agree, Coolgoober Saturday #11

Try Harder OC375 Saturday #14

Your suggestion sucks. Coolgoober Saturday #15

They are white supremacists JI7 Saturday #16

They are. Clearly. OC375 Saturday #21

Dos Dumbegos. ananda Friday #9

The guy firing all of these military generals mnmoderatedem Saturday #12

French general said: (video with english subtitles) IcyPeas Saturday #13

They really suck at this. Both of these disgusting men should be serving multiple life sentences. Initech Saturday #17

F*ck these two white guys -- signed a white guy. Intractable Saturday #19

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