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18. Hegseth: "I don't want my son serving .... in combat units with females.....

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Wed Nov 12, 2025, 06:35 PM

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Hegseth: "I don't want my son serving alongside troops that are fat and out of shape, or in combat units with females who can't meet the same combat arms physical standards as men in their units."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-11-12T14:41:43.488Z

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SEALs flatten 'weak' Hegseth as elite captain's career ruined because she's female: report [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday OP

A drunken woman hater...perfect choice travelingthrulife Wednesday #1

... with an adolescent view of soldiers and war, who wants to attack Venezuela William Seger Wednesday #8

She should publicly challenge him to a cage match CanonRay Wednesday #2

That's exactly what I was gonna suggest, FoxNewsSucks Wednesday #6

EXACTLY what I was thinking! nt Trueblue Texan Wednesday #9

Oh... 2naSalit Wednesday #11

Congress ought to intervene, but I'm sure they won't. This is disgraceful. hlthe2b Wednesday #3

Hegseth is a sexist asshole LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #4

The only person unfit to lead any military unit, nevermind the military itself, is Whiskey Pete...n/t the nelm Wednesday #5

Whiskey Pete The Wizard Wednesday #7

Damn! StoolPigeon Wednesday #10

That misogynistic asshole fired two top-ranking women right after he was appointed. llmart Wednesday #12

Admirals Lisa Franchetti and Linda Fagan were the two highest-ranking women in U.S. military history LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #16

If it's only because she's female, then Hegseth lied about his new "neutral standards" gulliver Wednesday #13

Hegseth couldn't cut the mustard Puppyjive Wednesday #14

Simply ask orther SEALs, anonymously, of course... 3825-87867 Wednesday #15

MotherFUCK this shit. Paladin Wednesday #17

Hegseth: "I don't want my son serving .... in combat units with females..... LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #18

When I was in shape, I wouldn't want to serve in combat next to him... haele Wednesday #19