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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin

Trump’s defense secretary pick thinks women should not be in combat roles in military

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, has said that women should not be in combat roles in the military because they are not “as capable” as men.

The 44-year-old Fox and Friends co-host, whose appointment has shocked many in the defense world, dismissed the role of women in combat roles in an appearance on the Shawn Ryan Show, which aired last week on November 7.

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