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18. Hegseth: "I don't want my son serving .... in combat units with females.....

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Wed Nov 12, 2025, 06:35 PM

Nov 12

Hegseth: "I don't want my son serving alongside troops that are fat and out of shape, or in combat units with females who can't meet the same combat arms physical standards as men in their units."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-11-12T14:41:43.488Z

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SEALs flatten 'weak' Hegseth as elite captain's career ruined because she's female: report [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Nov 12 OP

A drunken woman hater...perfect choice travelingthrulife Nov 12 #1

... with an adolescent view of soldiers and war, who wants to attack Venezuela William Seger Nov 12 #8

She should publicly challenge him to a cage match CanonRay Nov 12 #2

That's exactly what I was gonna suggest, FoxNewsSucks Nov 12 #6

EXACTLY what I was thinking! nt Trueblue Texan Nov 12 #9

Oh... 2naSalit Nov 12 #11

Congress ought to intervene, but I'm sure they won't. This is disgraceful. hlthe2b Nov 12 #3

Hegseth is a sexist asshole LetMyPeopleVote Nov 12 #4

The only person unfit to lead any military unit, nevermind the military itself, is Whiskey Pete...n/t the nelm Nov 12 #5

Whiskey Pete The Wizard Nov 12 #7

Damn! StoolPigeon Nov 12 #10

That misogynistic asshole fired two top-ranking women right after he was appointed. llmart Nov 12 #12

Admirals Lisa Franchetti and Linda Fagan were the two highest-ranking women in U.S. military history LetMyPeopleVote Nov 12 #16

If it's only because she's female, then Hegseth lied about his new "neutral standards" gulliver Nov 12 #13

Hegseth couldn't cut the mustard Puppyjive Nov 12 #14

Simply ask orther SEALs, anonymously, of course... 3825-87867 Nov 12 #15

MotherFUCK this shit. Paladin Nov 12 #17

Hegseth: "I don't want my son serving .... in combat units with females..... LetMyPeopleVote Nov 12 #18

When I was in shape, I wouldn't want to serve in combat next to him... haele Nov 12 #19