‘Done with that s**t': Pete Hegseth's brutal goodbye to military DEI and ‘wokeness'
The message came at Secretary Hegseth's Keynote Address at Special Operations Forces Week.
During the keynote address, Hegseth declared the military and Trump administration were now leaving 'wokeness and weakness' behind.
Hegseth proudly declared there will be 'no more pronouns' or climate change obsession, 'no more vaccine mandates' or 'dudes in dresses'.
'We're done with that shit,' Hegseth said.
Hegseth's remark follows the Supreme Court's ruling that allows the Trump administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military.
The executive order was previously issued in January, as soon as US President Donald Trump took office, aiming to remove transgender troops from military ranks.
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