| | In 2016, Trump considered Hegseth for VA Secretary.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/issues/trump-considering-brown-hegseth-va-secretary/ Trump Considering Brown, Hegseth for VA Secretary]. By Morgan Chalfant, ''Free Beacon'', November 30, 2016</ref> Hagseth said regarding the [[Pentagon]], "First of all, you’ve got to fire the chairman of the [[Joint Chiefs]]...Any general, any admiral, whatever, who was involved in [[diversity, equity and inclusion]] programs or [[woke]] sh*t has got to go."<ref>[https://archive.is/QceFX#selection-509.0-649.17 Pete Hegseth has said exactly how he will shake up the Pentagon], By Missy Ryan, Dan Lamothe, John Hudson and Alex Horton, ''[[Washington Post]]'', Updated November 13, 2024 Published November 12, 2024. </ref> | | In 2016, Trump considered Hegseth for VA Secretary.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/issues/trump-considering-brown-hegseth-va-secretary/ Trump Considering Brown, Hegseth for VA Secretary]. By Morgan Chalfant, ''Free Beacon'', November 30, 2016</ref> Hagseth said regarding the [[Pentagon]], "First of all, you’ve got to fire the chairman of the [[Joint Chiefs]]...Any general, any admiral, whatever, who was involved in [[diversity, equity and inclusion]] programs or [[woke]] sh*t has got to go."<ref>[https://archive.is/QceFX#selection-509.0-649.17 Pete Hegseth has said exactly how he will shake up the Pentagon], By Missy Ryan, Dan Lamothe, John Hudson and Alex Horton, ''[[Washington Post]]'', Updated November 13, 2024 Published November 12, 2024. </ref> |