Why did Pete Hegseth scrap Pentagon's Women, Peace and Security program that Trump once championed?
- Posted on April 30, 2025
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Why did Pete Hegseth scrap Pentagon's Women, Peace and Security program that Trump once championed?

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday he was ending the Defense Departments Women, Peace and Security program. Hegseth, who is already facing backlash over Signalgate chat leak row, has winded down the program that boosts the participation of women in peace building and conflict prevention efforts that President Donald Trump signed into law in his first term.