Pete Hegseth scraps Pentagon’s Women, Peace and Security program citing DEI

Defense secretary dismissed it as a woke ... Biden initiative' despite it being a Trump achievement from his first term

Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, has abruptly banished the Pentagon's Women, Peace and Security program as part of his crusade against diversity and equity - dismissing it as woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative" despite it being a signature Donald Trump achievement from his first term.

In a post on X, Hegseth wrote: This morning, I proudly ENDED the Women, Peace & Security' (WPS) program inside the [Department of Defense]. WPS is yet another woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative that overburdens our commanders and troops - distracting from our core task: WAR-FIGHTING."