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Hegseth Ends Women’s Leadership Program
Hegseth Ends Women’s Leadership Program
Authored by Rachel Acenas via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday announced he is scrapping a women’s leadership program implemented during President Donald Trump’s first term.
The program is operated by the United Nations and is “pushed by feminists and left-wing activists,” according to the defense secretary.
“This morning, I proudly ENDED the ‘Women, Peace & Security’ (WPS) program inside the [Department of Defense],” Hegseth wrote in a statement on X. “WPS is yet another woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative that overburdens our commanders and troops—distracting from our core task: WAR-FIGHTING.”
Hegseth said that “politicians fawn” over the program but troops “hate” it.
The WPS program was developed in response to the Women, Peace, and Security Act, which Trump signed into law on Oct. 6, 2017. The Trump administration at the time said it recognized that women are important agents of change in preventing and resolving conflicts, countering violent extremism, and building peace and stability.
The law, outlined by the U.N. Security Council and adopted as in a resolution in 2000, had been championed over the years by various members of Congress. The cause was then taken up by Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and former advisor, after it was signed into U.S. law.
Ivanka said in a June 2019 statement that good defense policy requires women’s participation and empowerment. She also stated that women are “critically underrepresented in conflict-resolution and post-conflict peace building efforts” and women only make up 2 percent of mediators, 3 percent of military personnel, and 9 percent of negotiators globally.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem co-sponsored the WPS Act when she represented South Dakota in Congress.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who co-wrote the 2017 bill with then-Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), wrote on X that Hegseth’s latest move was “short-sighted.” She disagreed with Hegseth’s assertion that troops hate the program and argued it’s supported by military leadership and has proven to give the country a strategic advantage.
Amy McGrath, the first woman to fly a combat mission for the Marine Corps, argued in a statement on X that the program brought women to the negotiating table to end conflicts around the world. McGrath added that more sustainable peace is likely when women are included.
Hegseth later Tuesday appeared to push back on any criticism of his move on X. He doubled down on his decision to scrub the program, suggesting that the Biden administration “distorted and weaponized” the women’s initiative that was meant to be “straight-forward and security-focused” after it launched in 2017. Hegesth did not further elaborate how Biden allegedly “ruined” the program.
Tuesday’s announcement aligns with the Trump administration’s efforts to end federal diversity initiatives across the government. It also aligns with the efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency to slash government waste and abuse.
Hegseth declared he would “fight to end the program for our next budget.” The Pentagon did not provide specific details on how much the initiative costs.
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‘False narrative’: Bill Belichick breaks silence, torches CBS for deceptively editing interview with 24-year-old girlfriend
PALM BEACH, Florida – Bill Belichick, the legendary NFL football coach who now at age 73 leads the North Carolina Tar Heels, is breaking his silence about a “CBS Sunday Morning” interview in which his 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson shut down a question about how the two met.
“We’re not talking about that,” Hudson could be heard telling Belichick during the segment which has since gone viral to fascinate America.
NEW: Bill Belichick’s 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson interjects & shuts down a question during the middle of an interview on CBS.
This is wild.
Hudson reportedly interrupted multiple times.
Interviewer to Belichick: “How did you guys meet?”
Hudson from across the room:… pic.twitter.com/qsVNRBLPGE
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 27, 2025
On Wednesday, Belichick accused CBS of selective editing “to suggest a false narrative – that Jordon was attempting to control the conversation – which is simply not true.”
The coach has now issued a statement indicating: “I agreed to speak with ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ to promote my new book, ‘The Art of Winning – Lessons from My Life in Football.’
“Prior to this interview, I clearly communicated with my publicist at Simon & Schuster that any promotional interviews I participated in would agree to focus solely on the contents of the book.
“Unfortunately, that expectation was not honored during the interview. I was surprised when unrelated topics were introduced, and I repeatedly expressed to the reporter, Tony Dokoupil, and the producers that I preferred to keep the conversation centered on the book.
REPORT: Bill Belichick’s 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson stormed out of his CBS interview at one point and expected him to follow, according to TMZ Sports.
The couple went viral over the weekend when Hudson interrupted Belichick’s interview.
The outlet says Hudson even… pic.twitter.com/csphAAX3WR
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 29, 2025
Belichick continued: “After this occurred several times, Jordon, with whom I share both a personal and professional relationship, stepped in to reiterate that point to help focus the discussion. She was not deflecting any specific question or topic but simply doing her job to ensure the interview stayed on track. Some of the clips make it appear as though we were avoiding the question of how we met, but we have been open about the fact that Jordon and I met on a flight to Palm Beach in 2021.
“The final eight-minute segment does not reflect the productive 35-minute conversation we had, which covered a wide range of topics related to my career. Instead, it presents selectively edited clips and stills from just a few minutes of the interview to suggest a false narrative – that Jordon was attempting to control the conversation – which is simply not true.”
Discussion about the interview has sparked a frenzy of comedic reaction.
The Babylon Bee on Wednesday posted a satire article with the headline: “Bill Belichick puts girlfriend in pack ‘n play until practice is over.”
“That’s it, sweetie, you just stay here and play while I go coach the football men, ok?” Belichick was heard telling his girlfriend, according to the spoof. “You’ve got your sippy cup and your Veggie Straws here, and I brought some of your favorite toys. Just play nice while your Billy-Bill goes to practice, alright?”
Fox News host Greg Gutfeld clowned that he understood why the pair does not want to give details about their initial meeting.
“I get it,” Gutfeld said. “It’s not sexy admitting that they met when she was at his front door selling boxes of Thin Mints.”
Here are @EmilyCompagno @PlanetTyrus @KevinOLearyTV @TheLoftusParty and @GregGutfeld talking about former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s interview with CBS News. pic.twitter.com/cg3OzWT5Dw
— Andrew Wimsatt (@ajwimsatt) April 29, 2025
During the same broadcast, former wrestling star and now Fox News contributor Tyrus said of Belichick: “He will no longer be remembered as a great football coach. He will go down as one of the dumbest people ever to put on a pair of shoes.
“It was a cry for help. He looked like he was about to cry during the entire interview, with Satan off to the right … like he is being blackmailed.”
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