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Search results for "Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List"

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Pete Hegseth stated on March 24, 2025 in an interview:
"Nobody was texting war plans" in the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.
By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• March 26, 2025
X posts stated on March 20, 2025 in a post on X:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “removed Colin Powell’s name from a list of notable Americans buried at Arlington National Cemetery.”
By Madison Czopek• March 25, 2025
Pete Hegseth stated on April 29, 2025 in an X post:
The federal government’s Women, Peace and Security program is a “Biden initiative.”
By Amy Sherman• May 6, 2025
NH AFL-CIO stated on September 27, 2013 in a tweet:
Says Maggie Hassan is the only female governor in the country.
By Jim Haddadin• September 27, 2013
Ora Houston stated on September 08, 2015 in an Austin City Council meeting about the city budget:
"HIV/AIDS among women is skyrocketing in Austin."
By Mary Ann Roser• October 2, 2015
Bloggers stated on July 20, 2016 in a headline:
"Police find 19 white female bodies in freezers with ‘Black Lives Matter’ carved into skin."
By Joshua Gillin• April 6, 2017
Stefani Carter stated on August 30, 2012 in in an opinion column in USA Today:
Says black women are "fastest-growing demographic group in ... Texas seeking concealed handgun licenses."
By Sue Owen• October 5, 2012
X posts stated on January 30, 2025 in an X post:
“The VIP on the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed was Barack Obama.”
By Sofia Ahmed• January 30, 2025
Pete Hegseth stated on September 17, 2017 in a Fox News segment:
"The city (of St. Louis) is no stranger to violence. There were 5,762 violent crimes in 2015 alone, including 188 homicides. The highest rate per capita in the country, according to FBI crime statistics."
By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman• October 24, 2017
Barack Obama stated on November 02, 2016 in a rally in North Carolina:
The list of voters that North Carolina Republicans "tried to purge was two-thirds black and Democratic."
By Lauren Carroll• November 7, 2016
Pete Hegseth stated on May 26, 2014 in a segment on "Outnumbered":
Redskins is "used historically" as "a term of respect."
By Katie Sanders• June 4, 2014
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video:
On the US seeking regime change
By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026
Pat Robertson stated on November 08, 2016 in a TV broadcast.:
Margaret Sanger "wanted a black Christian leader to be like a Judas goat and lead the blacks to genocide. Remember that? And they picked Martin Luther King as their spokesman."
By Warren Fiske• November 14, 2016
Erica Smith stated on December 06, 2019 in :
Says she's beating Democratic opponent Cal Cunningham and is also the first black, female US Senate candidate to be beating an incumbent Senator (Thom Tillis) in "every poll out of the gate."
By Paul Specht• January 10, 2020
Rick Scott stated on November 08, 2021 in in a CNN interview:
"In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.”
By Gabrielle Settles• November 16, 2021
Markwayne Mullin stated on March 25, 2025 in a video on X:
“Hillary Clinton was sending classified documents that were stamped TS or TSSCI.”
By Madison Czopek• March 28, 2025
JD Vance stated on February 19, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon:
Says Joe Biden risks war with Russia because Vladimir Putin doesn’t “believe in transgender rights."
By Jon Greenberg• February 21, 2022
Bill Bennett stated on July 26, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King:
"Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims."
By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2009
Violence Policy Center stated on September 08, 2014 in an annual study:
Georgia ranks No. 9 in the rate of women murdered by men.
By April Hunt• November 19, 2014
Donald Trump stated on April 25, 2017 in a White House web page:
Says he created "over 500,000 new jobs -- with a surge in female employment last month."
By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2017

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