Hegseth disproportionately blocked Black and women officers' promotions, reporter says
Reporter Greg Jaffe says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has disproportionately blocked promotions for Black and women senior officers.
The Chestnut Post Staff ·
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has disproportionately blocked promotions for senior officers who are Black or women, according to New York Times reporter Greg Jaffe, as described in an NPR summary.
Jaffe also says Hegseth has been removing transgender people from the military. NPR frames the actions as bringing culture-war disputes into the armed forces.
Originally reported by NPR. Read the full story at NPR
