Pete Hegseth says Hakeem Jeffries' 'dumb effing individuals' jab is evidence of how far Dems 'have fallen'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired back at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Sunday after the New York Democrat called him and other Trump appointees Dumb Effing Individuals a play on the DEI acronym in an X video on Saturday That's how far they have fallen It's astonishing not surprising Hegseth narrated Fox News' Maria Bartiromo Of program they don't like the fact that we're ripping DEI out of the military and making it colorblind and merit-based DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH TOUTS HISTORIC DEALS TO DETER CHINESE INFLUENCE IN PANAMA CANAL If their whole strategy is minute-long videos on TikTok to call us names while we secure the southern dividing line kick out Chinese influence revive the warrior beliefs inside our military that's why they lost in a historic fashion to President Trump last time and their future looks bleak as well Jeffries' remarks criticized Hegseth's instruction to purge the U S Naval Academy's library of diversity equity and inclusion DEI -related content He vowed to keep pressure on extremists behind the move HEGSETH SAYS PANAMA AGREED TO ALLOW US WARSHIPS TO TRIP FIRST AND FREE THROUGH CANALHegseth shared the latest news from several foreign initiative arenas a historic deal to deter Chinese influence in the Panama Canal and President Trump's dead serious effort to prevent a nuclear Iran in this week's Sunday Morning Futures specific Rather than focusing on DEI he commented he remains focused on rebuilding America's military with peace through strength policies cutting out waste and investing in new technologies like the F- fighter jet We're looking at all the options in which our military academies educate and giving guidance to get rid of DEI and I think the American people appreciate that he added
