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(160,192 posts) Fri Aug 15, 2025, 06:43 AM Aug 15

Pentagon clarifies Hegseth's repost on women's right to vote [View all]

Source: msn/Axios

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A Department of Defense official faced pressure Thursday to reaffirm Secretary Pete Hegseth's commitment to women's right to vote after the Pentagon chief reposted a video of a pastor in the secretary's church saying the opposite.

Why it matters: Reposting the video is a part of a growing list of controversial moves Hegseth has made toward women amid his effort to purge the military of "wokeness."

What they're saying: "Of course the Secretary thinks that women should have the right to vote," Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson told reporters on Thursday.

"I'm not going to litigate every single aspect of what he may or may not believe in a certain video," she said.

Catch up quick: In the video, CNN interviews Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson and other pastors from Hegseth's church, the Congregation of Reformed Evangelical Churches.

One of the pastors in the video, Toby Sumpter, said that families should vote as a household. "And I would ordinarily be the one to cast the vote," he said. "But I would cast the vote having discussed it with my household."
A separate pastor said he would support repealing the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote.
Hegseth reposted the video with the comment, "All of Christ for All of Life," leading to questions about the secretary's views on women's rights.

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Pentagon clarifies Hegseth's repost on women's right to vote [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 15 OP

Repealing the 19th Amendment no_hypocrisy Aug 15 #1

I think these maga would be just happy to repeal the entire constitution Walleye Aug 15 #3

As long as we forget the Wealthy Class Greed distractions like this help them IbogaProject Aug 15 #17

The end-run Cons are scheming is to require birth certificates match names, which excludes many married women. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 15 #18

As long as we have the U.S. Constitution, woman suffrage is safe. valleyrogue Aug 15 #22

The bar is an executive order whopis01 Aug 15 #23

"When people show you who they are, believe them." Maya Angelou Botany Aug 15 #2

Liars JustAnotherGen Aug 15 #4

All of Christ for All of Life johnnyfins Aug 15 #5

That's clarification in the same way a cat clarifi ... covers its poop. The poop is still there, but it can be ignored. marble falls Aug 15 #6

Exactly my thought. Kick some pr dirt over it. cbabe Aug 15 #14

It's the pro forma thing to do: it don't work but it's what they do. marble falls Aug 16 #25

MSN misidentified the church denomination lildDemz Aug 15 #7

This was msn's repost of an Axios article, which was the source BumRushDaShow Aug 15 #8

"Congregration" is what the Pentagon uses muriel_volestrangler Aug 15 #15

"I'm not going to litigate every single aspect of what he may or may not believe in a certain video' she said" Ray Bruns Aug 15 #9

Talk about a chickenshit, too-little-too-late, ass-covering excuse. Paladin Aug 15 #10

The Pentagon needs to clarify what side of history it stands on. Hotler Aug 15 #11

The Pentagon Press Secretary should have just said, 70sEraVet Aug 15 #12

The pentagon should stop pissing in my ear and telling me it's raining. I know better. Autumn Aug 15 #13

Huh? Beowulf42 Aug 15 #16

It's like Kegsbreath is unable to speak for himself. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 15 #19

ROFL. Sure he does. 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 15 #20

Clarify? He put it in writing and said it out loud. Insert strong expletives "here" and "here" twodogsbarking Aug 15 #21

Sorry, Pentagon. Can't undo the stupidity! IzzaNuDay Aug 16 #24

The WH sucks........................ Lovie777 Aug 16 #26