Pete Hegseth announced on X this morning that the Department of Defense will no longer tolerate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion under his leadership.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Hegseth was sworn in as Secretary of Defense on Saturday following a close vote Friday.
RINO Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted against Hegseth Friday, teeing up a tiebreaker vote by Vice President JD Vance, who voted in favor of Hegseth’s nomination.
Hegseth showed up for work at the Pentagon immediately after the ceremony for his first day on the job.
Following his swearing-in, the 29th Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrived at the Pentagon earlier today ready to get to work on behalf of America’s warriors. #AmericaFirst pic.twitter.com/cd4LGRmQwx
— Department of Defense (@DeptofDefense) January 25, 2025
As one of his first official actions, on Sunday, Hegseth gave the order that "DoD ≠ DEI" and there will be "no exceptions, name-changes, or delays."
"Those who do not comply will no longer work here," he wrote, signed SecDef 29.
Hegseth said on X, "The President’s guidance (lawful orders) is clear: No more DEI at @DeptofDefense. The Pentagon will comply, immediately. No exceptions, name-changes, or delays."
The President’s guidance (lawful orders) is clear: No more DEI at @DeptofDefense.
The Pentagon will comply, immediately.
No exceptions, name-changes, or delays. pic.twitter.com/KwRtxYRIbG
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) January 26, 2025
This follows President Trump's lead in abolishing wasteful DEI programs, which he vowed to do in his inaugural address last Monday. "We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based," Trump said upon taking office last week.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, as one of President Trump's many actions taken immediately, he signed a Memorandum placing all federal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) employees on administrative leave and ordered termination of these programs. This order comes under Trump's day one Executive Order, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing and Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.”
Already, on Tuesday, DEI Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan was fired by the acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamin Huffman due to several operational failures under her watch along with rampant political correctness, The Gateway Pundit reported.
Woke political correctness and hiring on the basis of skin color, gender, and sexual orientation is one of the greatest enemies to our country and our military today, and it's finally ending!
