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Pete Hegseth: “Taxpayers should NEVER pay for this lunacy.”

On the recordMay 12, 2025
Taxpayers should NEVER pay for this lunacy.
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Pete Hegseth

Editor's note · Context

Hegseth criticized funding for gender-affirming care for transgender troops.

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