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Pete Hegseth: “Politicians and political ideologues at the end of the Obama…”

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And so it served that healthy function. But really, in this story, it started with women in combat. I mean, it started before that, but more or less, it was this idea that Politicians and political ideologues at the end of the Obama administration wanted to solidify women in all combat roles. And that's when, with very little fight in the army and the Air Force, with some fight in the Marine Corps, and I have immense respect for the Marine Corps, there was pushback to say, well, let's test this and see if they. (40:11–40:18)

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