Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) attempted to paint President Donald Trump as a racist during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee when he confronted Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who completely shut him down with an eloquently stated rebuttal to his question. Reed kicked things off by saying to Hegseth, “Of the two dozen officers that you have fired for reasons unrelated to performance, since you have not indicated any cause, 60% are black or female.”
“Now did the president direct you to single out female and black officers to be dismissed?” Reed asked the secretary. Hegseth didn’t miss a beat, kicking off his response with a simple, straightforward, “Senator, of course not.” The secretary then added, “We’ve emphasized at this department from the beginning, the only metric is merit.”
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