On the recordJanuary 10, 2026
I'm straight up saying we should not have women in combat roles. It hasn't made us more effective. Hasn't made us more lethal. Has made fighting more complicated.
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Pete Hegseth
I'm straight up saying we should not have women in combat roles. It hasn't made us more effective. Hasn't made us more lethal. Has made fighting more complicated.
Hegseth expresses his opposition to women in combat roles in a podcast.
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