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Pete Hegseth Calls Trans People a Slur During Speech About How Military Is Now “Gender Neutral”

Pete Hegseth’s remark came at a military fundraiser as he repeated slurs while promoting the department’s focus on training and readiness.

Summary by LGBTQ Nation
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used an anti-trans slur at a public appearance in Iowa yesterday. “At the Department of War, we do training, not tr***ies,” he said at the Iowa State Fair yesterday, referring to the Department of Defense as the “Department of War,” even though only Congress can authorize re-naming the department (and it has not done so). Related Pete Hegseth wants taxpayers to pay $52.2 million to illegally rename the Department…

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The New Republic broke the news on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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