U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is being criticized after declaring he ended execution of a federal law promoting women, peace, and security that he described as “yet another woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative” — which was promoted by current top members of the Trump administration and signed into law in 2017 by President Donald

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that he was ending Pentagon participation in an initiative on women and conflict that President Donald Trump signed into law during his first term with backing from prominent members of the current administration.

In a post on the social platform X, Hegseth called the “Women, Peace & Security” program at the Defense Department “a UNITED NATIONS program pushed by feminists and left-wing activists. Politicians fawn over it;