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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kelly Rissman

Pete Hegseth boasted about killing a Biden-era DEI program. Noem helped create it and Trump signed it into law

Pete Hegseth announced he “proudly” put an end to a Department of Defense program — one that President Donald Trump signed into law in 2017.

In the latest blunder from within the Department of Defense, Hegseth posted on social media Tuesday announcing that he “proudly ENDED” the Women, Peace & Security program. During his first term, Trump signed the Women, Peace & Security Act into law, which vowed to ensure the U.S. “promotes the meaningful participation of women in mediation and negotiation processes seeking to prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict.”

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