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Defense Secretary Hegseth Blocks Promotions of Black and Female Officers.

March 31, 2026
Defense Secretary Hegseth Blocks Promotions of Black and Female Officers.
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The bombshell news is dropping like a nuclear bomb: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been caught red-handed interfering with the promotions of four Army officers, all on track to become one-star generals. But it gets even juicier - two of those officers just so happen to be Black, and the other two are female. What's going on behind closed doors at the Pentagon? We've got the exclusive scoop, so keep scrolling.

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