Pege Hegseth's chief of staff tried to block the promotion of a black female combat veteran because, as the article notes, "President Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events" in Washington DC
Kevin M. Kruse
Explicitly, unambiguously racist, and part of a broader pattern.
Not only unfair and insulting to these officers, and to all Black people serving the country, especially Black women, but bad for national security as well.
Weakening America to prioritize a project of resegregating the government.
